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Hey everyone, it's Janie. Today I'm bringing back a previous episode of Murderish that highlights a case involving racism and injustice.

Lily and Ben Chen wanted their son Vincent to have more opportunities than he may have had in their native China.

In the 1970s and 80s however, tensions were high between Japanese and American automobile manufacturers, and that discord extended far beyond the auto manufacturing plants.

It was at this time that 27-year-old Vincent Chen found himself in peril on the streets of Motor City.

His story reminds us why this landmark case is still relevant more than four decades later.

The opinions expressed in this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the Murderish Podcast.

Sensitive topics are discussed. Listener discretion is advised.

Since the 1880s, immigrants from all over the globe have arrived in the United States hoping to attain a better quality of life.

The American Dream's main principle has always been the same. If you work hard, you can accomplish anything.

Like so many immigrants before them, Lily and Ben Chen wanted their son Vincent to have more opportunities than he may have had in their native China.

But unlike the vast majority of Detroit residents during the 1970s and 80s, the Chins were not white.

According to the US Census Bureau, a 1980 census revealed Asian Americans made up less than 1% of the city's population of 1.2 million people.

At a time when tensions were high between Japanese and American automobile manufacturers, 27-year-old Vincent Chen suddenly found himself in peril on the streets of Motor City.

His story reminds us why this landmark case is still relevant more than 40 years later.

This is Jamie and you're listening to Murderish. Join me as I walk you through the case involving Vincent Chen.

In the 1980s, Detroit, Michigan was in a state of complete upheaval.

Unemployment rates were at an all-time high, well above the national average.

According to the New York Times, from the late 1970s through the mid-80s, the automobile industry represented 60% of manufacturing jobs in Michigan.

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