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Performance & Theater
REVISITING VINCENT: The Legacy Of The Vincent Chin Case 30 Years Later
Performance, Talkback, And Reception
Date: Tuesday, May 22nd
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location:
New York Law School
185 West Broadway (at Leonard Street)
Manhattan, NY 10013
Open to the public.
To RSVP:
Use form on right, Email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu, or Call 212-992-9653
REVISITING VINCENT: The Legacy Of The Vincent Chin Case 30 Years Later
Performance, Talkback, And Reception
Date: Tuesday, May 22nd
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location:
New York Law School
185 West Broadway (at Leonard Street)
Manhattan, NY 10013
Open to the public.
To RSVP:
Use form on right, Email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu, or Call 212-992-9653
Presented by the Asian American Bar Association of New York, Asian American Arts Alliance, and Museum of Chinese in America
Co-sponsored by the A/P/A Institute
Tickets for members of a4, AABANY, MOCA, or A/P/A
Tickets for non-members
A limited number of complimentary A/P/A-sponsored tickets are available. For reservations, please email lc7@nyu.edu with your name and indicate whether or not you are a student (valid student ID required).
Introduction by Hon. Denny Chin, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Talkback moderated by Dean Frank Wu, University of California, Hastings College of Law
Artistic direction by Soriya Chum and Elena Chang, Asian American Arts Alliance
One night in Detroit in June 1982, while celebrating his bachelor party, 27-year-old Vincent Chin was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat by two autoworkers who blamed him for the plight of the Detroit auto industry. His killers never served a single day in jail.
Asian Americans consider the Vincent Chin case and its aftermath as the genesis of the Asian American civil rights movement, opening the way for hate crime legislation and other means for all Americans to seek redress within the legal system for acts perpetrated against individuals solely because of their race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, or ethnic background. The continuing prevalence of hate crimes and racial attacks against people of color and under-represented groups begs the question whether the lessons of the case have been learned. REVISITING VINCENT invites that critical conversation among all New Yorkers.
REVISITING VINCENT is a staged presentation of the transcripts from the Vincent Chin case. This dramatic adaption is composed of original trial transcriptions, video interviews, and personal testimonies.
Co-sponsored by: Asian American Bar Association of New York, Asian American Arts Alliance, Museum of Chinese in America, and A/P/A Institute