Vincent Chin

The Fiber of Our Multi-Faceted American Tapestry

Dana Tai Soon Burgess | Posted 04.27.2012

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Dana Tai Soon Burgess

When people attack Asian Americans -- whether physically or verbally -- or any minority group, or that matter, the entire community suffers.

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Remembering Vincent Chin: Pete Hoekstra and Being Asian in America

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 02.07.2012

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Bruce Reyes-Chow

In a country that often sees race in terms of White America and Black America, like Latinos, Asian Americans live in a racial middle where we must choose between being Asian (or Chinese or Filipino or Indian) or American, but not both.

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Truth: Next Exit

Theresa Q. Tran | Posted 02.15.2012

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Theresa Q. Tran

My parents left the city in search of safer neighborhoods, better education, and ultimately a better life for their children. The growing anti-Asian sentiment that nothing to convince them to stay. Tragically, I learned to internalize a fear of Detroit.

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