Vincent Who? is coming to Chicago and the event is going to take place at my alma mater DePaul University on Friday February 26th. DePaul’s Asian American Studies, Cultural Center and Diversity & Equity are co-sponsoring this week’s visit with Curtis Chin, producer and co-director of the documentary. DePaul will be premiering Vincent Who? which focuses on the aftermath of the Vincent Chin murder in 1982. This case is something that everyone should know about because it provoked nationwide attention on the growing incidents of anti-Asian violence, leading the late Senator Paul Simon to introduce federal legislation resulting in the Hate Crimes Bill. Please refer to the following for more details:
Vincent Who?
Date: February 26th
Location: DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus
McGowan South, Rm108
2325 N. Clifton Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614
Time: 5:00 Pre-Show Reception; 5:30 Screening Begins
Producer and co-director Curtis Chin (featured in the documentary) will host a Q&A Session following the film.
In 1982, at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments, Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers. In response, Asian Americans around the country galvanized to form a real community and movement for the first time in American history. This compelling documentary, inspired by a series of town hall meetings organized by Asian Pacific Americans for Progress on the 25th anniversary of the incident, asks how far have Asian Americans come since then and how far do we have to go.For more information please contact Yvonne M. Lau, Ph.D. at ylau@depaul.edu
For an update on screening/discussion schedules of Vincent Who? please visit APAP
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