Where were you on June 19, 1982?

A Day For Vincent Chin and Me


On June 19, 1982, Vincent Chin, a 27 year-old Chinese American went to a Detroit bar
with three friends to celebrate his upcoming wedding. Before that night was over, he
lay unconscious on a Detroit street bludgeoned with a baseball bat by two white laid-off
auto workers.
Before he lost consciousness, Chin said to a friend: "It isn't fair."
Four day later he died from severe head injuries. Several hundred people, originally
invited to Chin's wedding, attended instead his funeral.: It's almost 20 years later; and Tommy's mother wants to organize a rally to remember Vincent Chin. The last thing; Tommy wants is to be singled out as a Japanese American, so why does his mother insist; on drawing attention to his family? But once he and his friends find their own cause,; Tommy discovers common ground with his mother and comes to understand what it; means to fight for something you believe in.; Tommy must confront his doubts about his mother's participation in a rally to fight racism.; About the Author:; Jacqueline Turner Banks is the author of three previous young adult novels,; Project Wheels,The New One, and Egg-Drop Blues, all of which feature the animated; exploits of the Posse. Formerly a teacher, Ms. Banks now devotes herself full-time; as a writer and literary agent. She lives with her family in Sacramento, California.; $15.00 August 2001 (916) 681-5557