From a whisper to a rallying cry : the killing of Vincent Chin and the trial that galvanized the Asian American movement /
Yoo, Paula,
From a whisper to a rallying cry : the killing of Vincent Chin and the trial that galvanized the Asian American movement / Killing of Vincent Chin and the trial that galvanized the Asian American movement Paula Yoo. - First edition. - ix, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-362) and index.
"You Don't Know About Vincent Chin?" "The Last Time." "One last night out with the guys" -- "Murder city" -- "Mama is here" -- Father's Day -- "As long as we have each other" -- "The little yellow people" -- "They Keep Their History Very Quiet." "It's Not Fair." You make the punishment fit the criminal" -- An Asian American dream deferred -- "This is how far we've come in two hundred years?" -- "We must let the world know that we think this is wrong" -- "Are You Gonna Let Him Call You That?" Justice for Vincent Chin. The warrior -- American citizens for justice -- "They will never be the same" -- "We dropped the ball" -- A man of the law -- "Time to talk about race" -- "We want justice" -- Mrs. Chin goes to Washington -- "In the Spotlight." United States v. Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz. The defenders : Miriam Siefer and Frank Eaman -- The trailblazer : the honorable Anna Diggs Taylor -- The jury : "you must keep an open mind" -- The opening statements : "the burden of proof" -- The bachelor party : "we are just here to have a good time -- The employees : "it's because of you" -- The cops : "he shouldn't have done it" -- The eyewitnesses : "government exhibit No. 14" -- The mother : "my name is Lily Chin" -- The stepson : "it happened so quickly" -- The father : "something just snapped" -- The closing arguments : "your hardest part is still ahead" -- The verdict : "I can't bring him back" -- "In the Shadows." Beyond a Reasonable Doubt. "This case is not over" -- "We all remember our lines, okay?" -- "A very, very tough decision" -- "I Really Don't Want to Talk About It." "Remember Me Always." American breaks its promise to Lily Chin -- "You never get over it" -- "Vincent's soul will never rest -- "We Need to Talk About This" -- Afterword -- Timeline.
"A groundbreaking portrait of Vincent Chin and the murder case that took America's Asian American community to the streets in protest of injustice. America in 1982. Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting American autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti-Asian American sentiments simmer, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving Vincent Chin--a Chinese American man--beaten to death at the hands of two white men, autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson Michael Nitz. From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry is a searing examination of the killing and the trial and verdicts that followed. When Ebens and Nitz pled guilty to manslaughter and received only a $3,000 fine and three years' probation, the lenient sentence sparked outrage in the Asian American community. This outrage galvanized the Asian American movement and paved the way for a new federal civil rights trial of the case. Extensively researched from court transcripts and interviews with key case witnesses--many speaking for the first time--Yoo has crafted a suspenseful, nuanced, and authoritative portrait of a pivotal moment in civil rights history, and a man who became a symbol against hatred and racism"--Provided by publisher.
Ages 13-18 Norton Young Readers.
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Non-fiction, 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, Finalist, 2022
9781324002871 1324002875
2020053662
Chin, Vincent, -1982.
Racism against Asians.
Asian Americans--Civil rights.
Murder victims--United States.
Young adult nonfiction.
True crime stories.
Biographies.
Informational works.
From a whisper to a rallying cry : the killing of Vincent Chin and the trial that galvanized the Asian American movement / Killing of Vincent Chin and the trial that galvanized the Asian American movement Paula Yoo. - First edition. - ix, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-362) and index.
"You Don't Know About Vincent Chin?" "The Last Time." "One last night out with the guys" -- "Murder city" -- "Mama is here" -- Father's Day -- "As long as we have each other" -- "The little yellow people" -- "They Keep Their History Very Quiet." "It's Not Fair." You make the punishment fit the criminal" -- An Asian American dream deferred -- "This is how far we've come in two hundred years?" -- "We must let the world know that we think this is wrong" -- "Are You Gonna Let Him Call You That?" Justice for Vincent Chin. The warrior -- American citizens for justice -- "They will never be the same" -- "We dropped the ball" -- A man of the law -- "Time to talk about race" -- "We want justice" -- Mrs. Chin goes to Washington -- "In the Spotlight." United States v. Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz. The defenders : Miriam Siefer and Frank Eaman -- The trailblazer : the honorable Anna Diggs Taylor -- The jury : "you must keep an open mind" -- The opening statements : "the burden of proof" -- The bachelor party : "we are just here to have a good time -- The employees : "it's because of you" -- The cops : "he shouldn't have done it" -- The eyewitnesses : "government exhibit No. 14" -- The mother : "my name is Lily Chin" -- The stepson : "it happened so quickly" -- The father : "something just snapped" -- The closing arguments : "your hardest part is still ahead" -- The verdict : "I can't bring him back" -- "In the Shadows." Beyond a Reasonable Doubt. "This case is not over" -- "We all remember our lines, okay?" -- "A very, very tough decision" -- "I Really Don't Want to Talk About It." "Remember Me Always." American breaks its promise to Lily Chin -- "You never get over it" -- "Vincent's soul will never rest -- "We Need to Talk About This" -- Afterword -- Timeline.
"A groundbreaking portrait of Vincent Chin and the murder case that took America's Asian American community to the streets in protest of injustice. America in 1982. Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting American autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti-Asian American sentiments simmer, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving Vincent Chin--a Chinese American man--beaten to death at the hands of two white men, autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson Michael Nitz. From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry is a searing examination of the killing and the trial and verdicts that followed. When Ebens and Nitz pled guilty to manslaughter and received only a $3,000 fine and three years' probation, the lenient sentence sparked outrage in the Asian American community. This outrage galvanized the Asian American movement and paved the way for a new federal civil rights trial of the case. Extensively researched from court transcripts and interviews with key case witnesses--many speaking for the first time--Yoo has crafted a suspenseful, nuanced, and authoritative portrait of a pivotal moment in civil rights history, and a man who became a symbol against hatred and racism"--Provided by publisher.
Ages 13-18 Norton Young Readers.
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Non-fiction, 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, Finalist, 2022
9781324002871 1324002875
2020053662
Chin, Vincent, -1982.
Racism against Asians.
Asian Americans--Civil rights.
Murder victims--United States.
Young adult nonfiction.
True crime stories.
Biographies.
Informational works.