Who killed Vincent Chin? / a film by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Nitz, Michael, associated name.

Chin, Lily F., associated name.

Ebens, Ronald, associated name.

Tajima-Pena, Renee, producer.

Choy, Christine, director.

WTV8 (Television station : Detroit, Mich.), producer.

Film News Now Foundation, producer.

Filmakers Library, inc., distributor.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Chin, Vincent, 1955-1982.

Chin, Vincent.

Ebens, Ronald.

Chinese Americans--Michigan--Detroit.

Chinese Americans.

Racism--Michigan--Detroit.

Racism.

Violent crimes--Michigan--Detroit.

Violent crimes.

Michigan--Detroit.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (82 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Filmmakers Library [distributor], [1988]

Language Note:

In English; some Chinese with English subtitles.

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

Circumstances and aftermath of the baseball bat murder of 27-year-old Vincent Chin outside a Detroit bar in 1983. Outraged at the suspended sentence that was given Ron Ebens, who bludgeoned Chin to death, the Asian-American community organized an unprecedented civil rights protest to successfully bring Ebens up for retrial. Explores issues of racism and loss of blue-collar jobs.

Participant:

Ronald Ebens, Michael Nitz, Lily F. Chin, et al.

Credits:

Editor, Holly Fisher ; producer, Renee Tajima ; director, Christine Choy ; cinematography, Christine Choy ... et al.

Notes:

Documentary.

"A Production of Film News Now Foundation and WTV8/Detroit"--Credits.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

OCLC:

80731577