How the 1982 Murder of Vincent Chin Ignited a Push for Asian American Rights

5/6/2020 5:54:53 AM

This is an interesting story with a connection to a Detroit strip club.

'On June 19, 1982, a Chinese American man named Vincent Chin went with friends to a strip club in Detroit to celebrate his upcoming wedding. That night, two white men who apparently thought Chin was Japanese beat him to death. At the killers’ trial, the men each received a $3,000 fine and zero prison time. The light sentencing sparked national outrage and fueled a movement for pan-Asian American rights."

https://www.history.com/news/vincent-chi…

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5 years ago

Nowhere near as interesting as how one muder wiped out 25+ strip clubs in Boston's Combat zone. The murder of Andrew Puopolo ( his cousin was in my frat in 1976 when this happened) ended the strip club scene in Boston, against a backdrop of unemployment, racial fighting and overbearing Government looking to blame someone for something. Prostitue cuddles up to friend; lifts friend's wallet; Fran chases prostitute; attacked by 3 men of a different race. Stabbed, oxygen deprived, died on a respirator 31 days later. No debate was sparked, no races were blamed, Fran was from the wrong race I guess.

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