Ep. 256 | Vincent Chin
With the Xinjiang series behind us, we look at a tragic event from modern Chinese-American history that happened almost four decades ago. The person we will focus on today, was Vincent Chin, who was living in Detroit, and working as a draftsman, and was soon to be married.
But then on June 19, 1982, his life took a violent and tragic turn. This story from history concerns the life of Vincent Chin whose death inspired a movement.
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| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Chén Guǒrén | 陈果仁 | Vincent Jen Chin 1955-1982 |
| Chén Lǐ Wǎnruò | 陈李琬若 | Lily Lee Chen, Tianjin born, went to Taiwan 1949, afterwards to the US. A social worker who got things done. Mayor of Monterey Park, CA 1982-1983, first Chinese-American woman to run a city as mayor. She helped a lot of people, not to mention the USA too |
| Chén Yú Qióngfāng | 陈余琼芳 | Lily Chin, Vincent's mother |
| Guójì Rìbào | 国际日报 | A Monterey Park based Chinese language newspaper |
| Guō Zhìmíng | 郭志明 | Stewart Kwoh, LA-based attorney, educator, and civil rights leader. Founding President of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles, formerly the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California |
| Guǎngdōng | 广东 | Southern province in China where Vincent and his parents were born. |
| Mèng Mǔ | 孟母 | Mengzi's mother. So saintly was she, her name became a metaphor for a selfless, sacrificing mother |
| Mèngzǐ | 孟子 | The famous philosopher who lived 372-289 BCE |
| Xiè Hànlán | 谢汉兰 | Helen Zia, Chinese-American author, journalist and longtime activist for Asian American and LGBTQ rights. |
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