JUNE 16-19, 2022 | DETROIT40 Years of Activism
Remembrance & RededicationForty years after the murder of Vincent Chin and the miscarriage of justice that followed, amid a climate of anti-Asian hate similar to today’s, a four-day commemoration was held in Detroit and virtually, June 16-19, 2022.
On Behalf of the Vincent and Lily Chin Estate
“Today's anti-Asian hate has uncanny parallels to the anti-Asian hate of the 1980s. The Vincent Chin movement’s founding principles are the legacy of solidarity: in 1983, we declared our commitment to equal justice FOR ALL and a stand against racism and discrimination OF ANY KIND.
As Vincent’s mother Lily courageously said on national television, “Our skin color is different, but our blood is the same.” The Vincent Chin Institute continues the Vincent Chin movement’s legacy to advance the ideals of equal justice, solidarity against racism and hate, and a commitment to the right all families and communities to live in safety, without fear of violence.”
— Helen Zia, Executor, Estate of Lily and Vincent Chin and founder, vincent chin institute40 years laterWhy now?
In 1982, the horrific baseball bat beating death of Vincent Chin on the eve of his bachelor party, and the miscarriage of justice that allowed his two white killers to be freed without spending a night in jail, ignited the modern Asian American civil rights movement and built a multiracial, multicultural coalition united for equal justice and human dignity which stands as a landmark of American history.
In 2022, 40 years later, the lessons of building solidarity and unity to obtain justice for Vincent Chin brings people together to counter division and hate, and inspire older and younger generations to link arms to work for positive change.
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