Commemorating Vincent Chin

Join us for Commemorating Vincent Chin in front of Monterey Park City Hall from 7:00 – 8:00 pm on Sunday, June 23rd. The Chinese American Museum annually dedicates this evening in remembrance of Vincent Chin’s murder, which served as a pivotal point in the Asian American civil rights movement. This annual commemoration allows for the reflection of racial inequality and discrimination that continues to persist in today’s highly polarized social climate, just as it did decades before.

The evening’s program will include special remarks from invited guest speakers and will conclude with a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Vincent Chin.

RSVP is not required, and parking can be found throughout the neighborhood streets.

Location: 320 W Newmark Ave, Monterey Park, CA 91754

More about the tragic murder of Vincent Chin:

On June 23rd, of 1982, Vincent Chin was violently beaten to death by two white men, Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz, in a racially motivated attack. The tragedy occurred against the backdrop of economic downturn in the United States wherein many Americans in the auto industry were laid off and they blamed the Japanese auto industry for their plight. Vincent Chin’s assailants, Ebens and Nitz, never served jail time and walked free with minimal fines for the senseless murder. The verdict of Chin’s murder trial was perceived as a gross miscarriage of justice and highlighted the racial inequities within the American legal system and further galvanized the Asian American community in its aftermath—leading to widespread advocacy for justice and brought attention to issues of racial violence and discrimination.