JustUs for Vincent: Ypsilanti, 1982 by Bryan Thao Worra by The Emancipator

On the 40th anniversary since his murder, this series of essays and poems commemorate Vincent Chin and what his life and death mean for solidarity and belonging for Asian Americans and those allied against racial injustice. Today, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, a poet, essayist, artist, offers insights on the Beloved Community, popularized by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She is editor of “Beyond Vincent Chin, Legacies in Action and Art,” to be published by Wayne State University Press. The anthology features writers May-lee Chai, Curtis Chin, Mika Kennedy, and Bryan Thao Worra, whose pieces will be posted here each day this week.