"Vincent Who?" (Documentary Screening and Q&A with Filmmaker Curtis Chin)

VINCENT WHO?

In 1982, at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments, Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers who said, "it's because of you mother** that we're out of work." When the judge fined the killers a mere $3,000 and three years probation, Asian Americans around the country galvanized for the first time to form a real community and movement. This documentary features interviews with the key players at the time, as well as a whole new generation of activists. "Vincent Who?" asks how far Asian Americans have come since then and how far we have yet to go. This film has been screened at over 500 universities and non-government organizations in the US and internationally.

To view a trailer of the film, please go to www.curtisfromdetroit.com

CURTIS CHIN

Curtis Chin is a Detroit- born, New York-bred, Los Angeles-based documentary filmmaker. His films include "Vincent Who?" and "Tested." Chin has written for shows on ABC, the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, as well as projects for NBC and Fox. He has won awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the San Diego Asian American Film Foundation, among others. He co-founded the Asian American Writers Workshop and served on Barack Obama's Asian American Leadership Council.

*** The event will be in-person, in accordance with all current College guidelines, with a virtual option (click here for Zoom link).