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Who Killed Vincent Chin? / Filmakers Library, Inc. presents ; a production of Film News Now Foundation & WTVS Detroit ; producer, Renee Tajima ; director, Christine Choy.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 022 394
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chin, Vincent, 1955-1982.
- Chin, Vincent.
- Ebens, Ronald.
- Murder--Michigan--Detroit.
- Murder.
- Racism--Michigan--Detroit.
- Racism.
- Chinese Americans--Civil rights.
- Chinese Americans.
- Race relations.
- United States--Race relations--20th century.
- United States.
- Civil rights--United States.
- Civil rights.
- Crime--United States.
- Crime.
- Criminals--United States.
- Criminals.
- Michigan--Detroit.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Filmakers Library, [2004]
- Language Note:
- English and Chinese, with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD ; may fail to play on some DVD equipment.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A film about the circumstances and aftermath of the baseball bat murder of 27-year-old Vincent Chin outside a Detroit bar in 1982. Outraged at the suspended sentence given to Ron Ebens and Michael Nitz, convicted in Chin's death, the Asian-American community organized an unprecedented civil rights protest to successfully bring Ebens and Nitz up for retriall. This film explores issues of racism and the loss of blue-collar jobs.
- Participant:
- Persons interviewed: Ronald Ebens, Michael Nitz, Lily F. Chin, et al.
- Credits:
- Editor, Holly Fisher ; cinematography, Christine Choy, et al.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a documentary motion picture in 1988.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781463110994
- 1463110995
- OCLC:
- 55732611
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