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Detroit honors Vincent Chin, Asian American killed in 1982

Activist and author Helen Zia poses Thursday, June 15, 2022, next to a painting of Vincent Chin in Detroit. The city is partnering with The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication Coalition to honor civil rights efforts that began with Chin's 1982 slaying. Chin, a Chinese American, was beaten to death in Detroit by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Activist and author Helen Zia poses Thursday, June 15, 2022, next to a painting of Vincent Chin in Detroit. The city is partnering with The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication Coalition to honor civil rights efforts that began with Chin's 1982 slaying. Chin, a Chinese American, was beaten to death in Detroit by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Vincent Chin’s headstone at Forest Lawn Cemetery, on May 9, 2022, in Detroit. Detroit is helping to honor Chin, a Chinese American man who was beaten to death 40 years ago by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication begins Thursday, June 16, and focuses on civil rights efforts that started with his 1982 death. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Activist and author Helen Zia poses Thursday, June 15, 2022, next to a painting of Vincent Chin in Detroit. The city is partnering with The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication Coalition to honor civil rights efforts that began with Chin's 1982 slaying. Chin, a Chinese American, was beaten to death in Detroit by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Activist and author Helen Zia poses Thursday, June 15, 2022, next to a painting of Vincent Chin in Detroit. The city is partnering with The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication Coalition to honor civil rights efforts that began with Chin's 1982 slaying. Chin, a Chinese American, was beaten to death in Detroit by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Vincent Chin’s headstone at Forest Lawn Cemetery, on May 9, 2022, in Detroit. Detroit is helping to honor Chin, a Chinese American man who was beaten to death 40 years ago by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication begins Thursday, June 16, and focuses on civil rights efforts that started with his 1982 death. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Activist and author Helen Zia poses Thursday, June 15, 2022, next to a painting of Vincent Chin in Detroit. The city is partnering with The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication Coalition to honor civil rights efforts that began with Chin's 1982 slaying. Chin, a Chinese American, was beaten to death in Detroit by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Activist and author Helen Zia poses Thursday, June 15, 2022, next to a painting of Vincent Chin in Detroit. The city is partnering with The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication Coalition to honor civil rights efforts that began with Chin's 1982 slaying. Chin, a Chinese American, was beaten to death in Detroit by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Vincent Chin’s headstone at Forest Lawn Cemetery, on May 9, 2022, in Detroit. Detroit is helping to honor Chin, a Chinese American man who was beaten to death 40 years ago by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication begins Thursday, June 16, and focuses on civil rights efforts that started with his 1982 death. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Activist and author Helen Zia poses Thursday, June 15, 2022, next to a painting of Vincent Chin in Detroit. The city is partnering with The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication Coalition to honor civil rights efforts that began with Chin's 1982 slaying. Chin, a Chinese American, was beaten to death in Detroit by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Activist and author Helen Zia poses Thursday, June 15, 2022, next to a painting of Vincent Chin in Detroit. The city is partnering with The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication Coalition to honor civil rights efforts that began with Chin's 1982 slaying. Chin, a Chinese American, was beaten to death in Detroit by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Vincent Chin’s headstone at Forest Lawn Cemetery, on May 9, 2022, in Detroit. Detroit is helping to honor Chin, a Chinese American man who was beaten to death 40 years ago by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication begins Thursday, June 16, and focuses on civil rights efforts that started with his 1982 death. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Vincent Chin’s headstone at Forest Lawn Cemetery, on May 9, 2022, in Detroit. Detroit is helping to honor Chin, a Chinese American man who was beaten to death 40 years ago by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication begins Thursday, June 16, and focuses on civil rights efforts that started with his 1982 death. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) Vincent Chin’s headstone at Forest Lawn Cemetery, on May 9, 2022, in Detroit. Detroit is helping to honor Chin, a Chinese American man who was beaten to death 40 years ago by two white men who never served jail time. The commemoration comes as hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication begins Thursday, June 16, and focuses on civil rights efforts that started with his 1982 death. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) FILE - In this Nov. 2, 1983, photo, Lily Chin holds a photograph of her son Vincent, 27, who was beaten to death on June 23, 1982. Detroit is helping to honor Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man who was beaten to death 40 years ago by two white men who never served jail time. The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication begins Thursday, June 16, 2022, and focuses on civil rights efforts that started with his 1982 death. (AP Photo/Richard Sheinwald, File)
Detroit honors Vincent Chin, Asian American killed in 1982