Abstract
The Vincent Chin case was a milestone for the Asian American political identity. But it will be a stunted legacy if the meaning of the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin and its legal aftermath remains a fixed social artifact. The Asian America of today-and the racial composition of the United States as a whole-has changed dramatically in twenty years. The Chin case may in fact represent the end of one era and dawning of another. How we view the Chin case has a lot to do with how forcefully and determinedly we will continue to advance and strengthen our political identity for the future, rather than romanticize the struggles of the past.My framework for making the film, Who Killed Vincent Chin?, during the years 1983-1987, was very much rooted in the influences of the time: first, the construction of the Asian American political identity, and second, the ascendancy of storytelling in the documentary and public culture. The film itself may be a fixed artifact. As a filmmaker, I can only hope that Who Killed Vince...
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