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MI SR0156
Resolution
AI Summary
- Vincent Chin was adopted from a Chinese orphanage in 1961 and raised in Michigan, graduating from Oak Park High School in 1973
- On June 19, 1982, Chin was attacked by two former autoworkers who mistook him for Japanese and beat him with a baseball bat due to anti-Asian sentiment during the Japanese auto industry boom
- Chin died from his injuries on June 23, 1982, at age 27; his attackers were convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to only three years of probation and a $3,000 fine
- The killing sparked the formation of American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) in Michigan and a pan-Asian American civil rights movement to address injustice
- The resolution commemorates June 23, 2022, as the 40th anniversary of Chin's death and acknowledges parallels between 1980s anti-Asian sentiment and current COVID-19 pandemic-related discrimination
Legislative Description
A resolution to commemorate June 23, 2022, as the 40th anniversary of Vincent Chin's death.
Last Action
Adopted
6/23/2022
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