The murder of Michael Brown by the police in Ferguson, MO brings back memories for Asian Americans of another murder, that of Vincent Chin some 32 years ago in Detroit, MI. Vincent’s murder case became a turning point in galvanizing the Asian American community to take action and becoming involved in social activism, reaching beyond the young Asian American progressive/radical college student set. Since Vincent’s tragic murder in 1982, there have been countless incidence of hate crimes; a recent example …
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Michigan born artist Pat Perry records history through the senses and exhibits the evidence through his work. He’s currently traveling the U.S. trying to learn something. Here’s the latest from his sketch book. …
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