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DESCRIPTION:Join us for\n\nAn Evening of Film and Consciousness-Raising\n\n
 Featuring\n\n"A Crossroad Called Manzanar" (Cindy Fang and Alice Kim\, 13 
 minutes)\nA historical vignette centered on two young best friends\, one C
 hinese\nAmerican and one Japanese American\, on the eve of Japanese intern
 ment.\n\nand\n\n"Vincent Who?" (Curtis Chin\, 50 minutes)\nIn 1982\, Vince
 nt Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers at\nthe height of
  anti-Japanese sentiments. For the first time\, Asian Americans\naround th
 e country galvanized to form a real community and movement. This\ndocument
 ary\, inspired by a series of town halls organized by Asian Pacific\nAmeri
 cans for Progress on the 25th anniversary of the case\, features\nintervie
 ws with the key players at the time\, as well as a whole new\ngeneration o
 f activists. "Vincent Who?" asks how far Asian Americans have\ncome since 
 then and how far we have yet to go.\n\nFeatured interviews include: Helen 
 Zia (lead activist during the Chin\ntrial)\, Renee Tajima Pena (director\,
  "Who Killed Vincent Chin?")\, Stewart\nKwoh (Executive Director\, Asian P
 acific American Legal Center)\, Lisa Ling\n(journalist)\, Sumi Pendakur (U
 niv. of Southern California)\, Dale Minami\n(civic rights attorney)\, Fran
 k Wu (former Dean\, Wayne State Law School)\,\nDoua Thor (Executive Direct
 or\, Southeast Asian Resource Action Center) and a\ngroup of five diverse 
 young APA activists whose lives were impacted by\nVincent Chin.\n\nThe scr
 eening will be followed by a discussion with &sup3\;Vincent Who?&sup2\; pr
 oducer\nCurtis Chin\n\nFriday\, October 22\, 2010\, at 6:00 pm\n\nJane Add
 ams Hull House Museum\nResidents&sup1\; Dining Hall\n800 S.Halsted (UIC ca
 mpus)\nChicago\, IL\n\n*Refreshments will be served *\nDVD copies of the s
 creened films will be available for purchase\nat the screening\n\nEvent is
  free and open to the public\n\nEvent presented by:\nAsian Pacific America
 ns for Progress\, Chicago\n\nCo-sponsors:&nbsp\;\nJane Addams Hull House M
 useum\nJapanese American Service Committee\nJapanese American Citizens Lea
 gue\nUIC Asian American Studies Program\nUIC Asian American Resource and C
 ultural Center\n\nFor more event information\, please call Hull-House Muse
 um at (312) 413-5353
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SUMMARY:Free Films "A Crossroad Called Manzanar" and "Vincent Who?"
URL:/en/events/2010/10/22/free-films-a-crossroad-called-manzanar-and-vinc/
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