How Did The Vincent Chin Influence The Civil Rights Movement

What this novel does not touch on is the harsh levels of discrimination that some Asian-American families faced during the 20th centuries, some people telling at them to go back to Vietnam, Korea, or wherever they came from, some refusing service, perhaps throwing them out for being different, similarly to how African-Americans were treated during that time, and similar to how some Muslims are being treated today. However, more insidious than moments of outright hostility, and maybe more powerful, are the constant weak reminders that you’re different, that you’re not one of them. The “sign at the Peking Express” (Ng 193), the “little boys on the playground, stretching their eyes to slits with their fingers” (Ng 193), you even “saw it when waitresses and policemen and bus drivers spoke slowly to you, in simple words, as if you might not understand” (Ng 193). All these tiny things, these little reminders that you’re not the same as everyone else around you, may have more impact on the people being discriminated against than blatant in-your-face

The case of Jennifer and Jianshe Li would be extremely challenging and difficult for any counselor/therapist to handle and guide the couple through; furthermore, the goal would be to guide the couple thorough the difficult decisions they have to make regarding Jennifer’s prognosis and pregnancy.

The communication between Ms. Borzoi and Reverend Yun is protected by clergyman privilege and therefore the court should strike Exhibit C and deny Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel. Although this case takes place in Federal Court, the substantive state law of Alabama applies. In the state of Alabama, under Alabama Rules of Evidence 505 either the clergyperson or the communicant has the right to invoke privilege. To establish that the conversation is privileged the party invoking the privilege prove (1) that one party is a clergyman; (2) that the conversation was intended to be confidential; and (3) that the clergyman was acting in their professional capacity during the conversation. In this case each of these elements are present. Reverend Yun is

The Defendants, Reverend Linwood Rooks, Reverend Harriet Yun, and Bald Mountain Community Church (BMCC), move to strike the Exhibit C to Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Defendant Yun to Answer Deposition Questions. Reverend Yun places high importance on the confidentiality of her conversations with her congregants. All of her conversations with Esther Borzoi have been kept confidential until Ms. Borzoi decided to waive her privilege for one of their most recent conversations. Since Reverend Yun believes that it is important for her to maintain the confidences of those in her congregation, she has refused to waive privilege and has asserted her right of privilege under Alabama Rules of Evidence Rule 505. Reverend Yun has proven that she meets

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” These are words from the great American author Mark Twain. This quote tells us death can come upon a person at any time. Tragically those in Boston Massacre and Michael Brown, from the Ferguson, Missouri shooting lives were taken away too soon. Both shootings were very controversial, at the time they happened. Many believe that the shooters in both instances were in the wrong. While others believe that the shooters were only defending themselves. The main question is was justice served in these two cases? Throughout this paper we will look at the similarities,

Enstad mentions words such as “invisible” (57, 58), “unanticipated” (61), and “threaten” (60). These words indicate the unknown which stirs a sense of terror among her readers. The unknown remains a mystery, and there is no way to predict its movements. By doing so, she underscores the direness of the spread of this toxicity by pushing against this fear. Enstad even blatantly acknowledges the emotions she’s evoking by jeering that after reading her essay, readers might want to “sanitize one’s own environment” (63). As an author, she empathizes with her audience’s thoughts on her essay which allows her to relate to her audience thus, igniting a need to take charge and further analyze this toxicity that plagues Americans. It is common for a community of people to begin scrambling for solutions to an issue when the danger is imminent compared to a future problem. On the other hand, Kim’s article not only brings together a community for a common cause like Enstad’s but, she appeals to a different emotion through her use of a history strand. Kim’s history strand consists of phrases such as “imperialism” (3), “political turmoil” (4), and “immigrant” (4). She motivates her Asian American audience to unite due to the shared histories of the community. The cultural roots of Asian Americans are not often portrayed in American media and is not commonly discussed. Kim

A huge majority of Asian Americans were coming to the United States and working for less money than the workers already making a living there. The auto industry managers were hiring these Asians which caused them to lay off many Detroit workers. The anger that arose from these circumstances was present in many of these laid off workers. Vincent Chin, a young soon to be married man, went out one summer night at the Fancy Pants, a local topless bar. His mother, Lily Chin, insisted that he not go out, but her son assured her that it would be his “last time” going to Fancy Pants (Who Killed Vincent Chin?). Ironically, this was his last time attending the bar due to his tragic murder that same night. The murder of Vincent Chin was a controversial issue that brought plenty of attention at the time of its happening. The Asian-American community were distraught that Ronald Ebens and his step-son Michael Nitz were given lesser penalties than they deserved. Many of the Asians and even the Americans believed that this murder was due to the fact of racist behavior by the two auto workers. In the 1980’s, the United States auto industry was involved in a terrible recession that impacted many

The autobiography illustrates personal experiences of discrimination and prejudice while also reporting the political occurrences during the United States’ involvement in World War II. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, the United States government unleashed unrestrained contempt for the Japanese residing in the nation. The general public followed this train of thought, distrusting the Japanese and treating them like something less than human. In a country of freedom and justice, no coalition stepped up to defend the people who had lived there most of or all of their lives; rather, people took advantage of the Japanese evacuation to take their property and belongings. The government released demeaning propaganda displaying comical Japanese men as monsters and rats, encouraging the public to be vigilant and wary toward anyone of Japanese descent. The abuse of the Japanese during this period was taken a little too lightly, the government apologizing too late and now minor education of the real cruelty expressed toward the nation’s own citizens. Now we see history repeating itself in society, and if we don’t catch the warning signs today, history may just come full

The issues of Japanese-American internment camps is one of the most controversial, yet important time periods of American history. Many have asked: Why should we learn about this event? The event of Japanese-American internment camps has changed the way America and its citizens are looked upon. As Americans, this event is important to learn so that an injustice like this will never happen again in our history. This event has helped many people gain more rights and civil liberties. This event has also helped other groups fight for their rights and freedoms. Although this event had caused fear and pain, it had changed America and its treatment toward citizens of different descents and ethic backgrounds.

When discussing the significance of war on Asian American communities, it is important to consider the effects of World War II. Largely regarded as one of the most international and important conflicts in American history, World War II involved America and the Allied powers fighting against the Axis powers. The experiences of Asian Americans at the time take on two different sides: while many Asian American groups such as the Chinese were able to gain more liberties under new legislation, Japanese-Americans were subject to discrimination and incarceration. These two experiences may seem separate from one another, but they both illustrate the process of race reconfiguration at the time. The race reconfiguration occurring during World War II

The common perspective of the civil rights movement is often seen from one angle: and that is the African American civil rights movement towards racial equality. And though this movement had significant historical context in American history, the pursuits of other minorities such as the Asian American civil rights movement are often undermined and overlooked. Yet, the Asian American movement surpassed the efforts of the African American movement despite the social and cultural obstacles faced with integrating into a new society. Through intrinsic cultural unity and the influences of the African American civil rights movement, the Asian American civil rights movement achieved more success than the African American civil rights movement

Many new arrivals still struggle to survive and often Chinese Americans still encounter suspicion and hostility. Chinese Americans have achieved great success and now, like so many others, they are stitching together a new American identity. As Michelle Ling, a young Chinese American, tells Bill Moyers in Program 3, “I get to compose my life one piece at a time, however I feel like it. Not to say that it’s not difficult and that there isn’t challenge all the time, but more than material wealth, you get to choose what you are, who you are.” (www.pbs.org)

Historian Daryl Joji Maeda called the The Asian American movement “a multiethnic alliance comprising of all ethnicities by drawing on the discourses and ideologies of the Black Power and anti-war movements in the United States as well as decolonization movements around the globe.” By the 1960s, a new generation, less attached to the ethnic differences that plagued Asian immigrant groups, began to grow and work together. The black and white binary race treatment in the US alienated Asian-Americans as an other, causing some to begin their own rally for Asian-American civil rights.

As the immigrant population currently projected to overtake latinxs and hispanics as largest group of residents in the United States of America, Asian Americans have shown their will to survive in a way that many groups have not, and that is by banding together in order to achieve the life they deserve. Taking the overgeneralization of pan-ethnicity and using it as a device for increased numbers and support for the causes of a group of people who otherwise may not have much to do with each other, is a testament to how vulnerable they must have felt as well as how successful they have managed to be many aspects of progress. What I have gained from this course is the understanding that at the root of ethnic studies and the Asian American community is the “for us, by us” sentiment that contributed to the blurred lines between the different part of their communities as social, political and cultural, structures, collectives and groups which came out of an obligation and necessity to protect those immigrants and their future generations from a country which has always pushed European superiority in all aspects of society.

Unsurprisingly, the Chinese newspaper The China Post discusses the incident from the perspective that China is in the right in the incident. The author describes the Chinese response to the Japanese arrest of Chinese activists as