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The first known group of Asian American and Pacific Islanders, the Filipinos, are known to have settled in Louisiana in 1763. That’s not a fact a lot of Americans know. Nor do a lot of non-Asian Americans know about Vincent Chin. #velshi
The first known group of Asian American and Pacific Islanders, the Filipinos, are known to have settled in Louisiana in 1763. That’s not a fact a lot of Americans know. Nor do a lot of non-Asian Americans know about Vincent Chin. #velshi
2/7
Vincent Chin was a 27-year-old Chinese American living in Detroit in the 80’s. Those of us who were around back then will remember the world dealing with the aftermath of a global oil crisis that drove gas prices up and made big American cars passe. #velshi
Vincent Chin was a 27-year-old Chinese American living in Detroit in the 80’s. Those of us who were around back then will remember the world dealing with the aftermath of a global oil crisis that drove gas prices up and made big American cars passe. #velshi
3/7
Ford, GM and Chrysler collapsed as Americans embraced smaller, more fuel-efficient Japanese cars like Nissans, Hondas and Toyotas. Tens of thousands of jobs were lost and some Americans blamed Japan. #velshi
Ford, GM and Chrysler collapsed as Americans embraced smaller, more fuel-efficient Japanese cars like Nissans, Hondas and Toyotas. Tens of thousands of jobs were lost and some Americans blamed Japan. #velshi
4/7
On June 19th, 1982, Vincent Chin was out celebrating his bachelor party in Detroit, when two white men beat him to death. Because he “looked” Japanese. #velshi
On June 19th, 1982, Vincent Chin was out celebrating his bachelor party in Detroit, when two white men beat him to death. Because he “looked” Japanese. #velshi
5/7
His killers never spent a day in jail. They were, instead, fined $3,00. His death broke his family, but it also broke the silence of the Asian American community in America. #velshi
His killers never spent a day in jail. They were, instead, fined $3,00. His death broke his family, but it also broke the silence of the Asian American community in America. #velshi
6/7
The murder of Vincent Chin sparked the first mass-movement around Asian American Civil Rights, and it led to the passing of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which established that *everyone* in America is protected against hate violence. #velshi
The murder of Vincent Chin sparked the first mass-movement around Asian American Civil Rights, and it led to the passing of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which established that *everyone* in America is protected against hate violence. #velshi
7/7
Vincent Chin’s history is Asian American History. Asian American history is American history. My new friends in San Francisco all knew his story. Now it’s time we all do. #velshi
Vincent Chin’s history is Asian American History. Asian American history is American history. My new friends in San Francisco all knew his story. Now it’s time we all do. #velshi
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