Vincent WHO?
Screening at UC Berkeley

Date/ Time
Friday, October 15th
7-9PM
 
Location
UC Berkeley
2060 Valley Life Science Building

Vincent WHO? was the winner of the 2009 Media Award from the National Association for Multicultural Education. The 40-minute film continues to be viewed at colleges and corporations all across the United States

In 1982, Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments. After the judge only fined the killers $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.  The film also includes commentary on 9/11 and the similarities between then and now. Featured interviews include: Helen Zia (lead activist during the Chin trial), Renee Tajima Pena (director, "Who Killed Vincent Chin?"), Stewart Kwoh (Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Legal Center), Lisa Ling (journalist), Sumi Pendakur (Univ. of Southern California), Dale Minami (civic rights attorney), Lilian Ileto (mother of hate crime victim Joseph Ileto), Doua Thor (Executive Director, Southeast Asian Resource Action Center), and a group of five diverse young APA activists whose lives were impacted by Vincent Chin.