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THE SEMINAL MOMENT IN ASIAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISM
The murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese autoworker, by two white men was a seminal moment in Asian American civil rights activism. In 1982, a Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was murdered in a racially motivated hate crime by two white autoworkers. To learn more, click here.
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• PBS Documentary: Who Killed Vincent - https://youtu.be/vnrxkKmIq8 1hr. 23 mins.
• Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship - https://www.aaja.org/news-andresources/scholarships-internships/vincent-chin-scholarship/
• 40 years after Vincent Chin’s death, activists work to keep legacy from fadinghttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/40-years-after-vincent-chins-death-activistswork-to-keep-legacy-from-fading
• Remembering Vincent Chin – and the deep roots of anti-Asian violencehttps://www.vox.com/2022/6/19/23172702/vincent-chin-murder-fortieth-anniversary
Stop Asian Hate
In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, AAPI Equity Alliance (AAPI Equity), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University launched the Stop AAPI Hate coalition on March 19, 2020. The coalition tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
To learn more, click here
To download the Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit which is a collection of resources from grassroots organizations hosted by Asian American Pacific Islanders for Civic Empowerment
