Austin, TX
Asian Pacific Americans for Progress
presents
Vincent Chin 30: Standing Up Then and Now
A nationwide Google Hangout* with leading civil rights leaders
featuring
Congressmember Judy Chu (CA-32), CAIR-SF Executive Director Zahra Billoo, OCA Executive Director Tom Hayashi, Asian American Justice CenterExecutive Director Mee Moua, Sikh Coalition Executive Director Amardeep Singh, and more
Moderated by Phil Yu of Angry Asian Man
Saturday, June 23, 2012
10:30 am - doors open
11:00 am - screening of documentary film Vincent Who?
12:00 pm - nationwide Google Hangout
1:00 pm - local panel on civil rights issues
FREE LUNCH PROVIDED
Courtesy of Jung Wakefield PLLC
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
98 San Jacinto Boulevard
Suite 1100
Austin, TX 78701
On June 23, 1982, Vincent Chin died in Detroit, the victim of a hate crime murder. Thirty years later, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders continue to face discrimination and bullying. In light of recent tragedies like the extreme hazing of Pvt. Danny Chen and the continuing effects of 9/11, what can Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders do to stand up against racism and discrimination?
PARKING: Parking in the garage under the building will be available for free (enter on Brazos St. side, not Four Seasons side). People will need to buzz security when they arrive to say that they are coming to Fulbright or to the Vincent Chin event. They will
also need to be buzzed out when leaving.
Local co-sponsors: Austin Asian American Bar Association; Austin Asian American Resource Center; Center for Asian American Studies, UT-Austin; Fulbright & Jaworski; Jung Wakefield PLLC; Network of Indian Professionals Austin; SAHELI for Asian Families
Viewing parties have been organized in more than 35 cities, and individuals can tweet in questions with hashtag #VC30.
Albany • Atlanta • Austin • Boston • Charlotte • Chicago • Cleveland • Dallas • Denver • Detroit • Gainesville • Grand Rapids • Hartford • Honolulu • Houston • Irvine, CA • Ithaca, NY • Los Angeles • Lowell, MA • Minneapolis • Morgantown, WV • New Orleans • New York • Philadelphia • Raleigh • Sacramento • San Francisco • San Jose • Seattle • St. Louis • Washington, DC • Wichita and more
For more info and to RSVP, go to: http://www.facebook.com/events/253560398076898/ or email Ramey Ko at ramey@apaforprogress.org
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