Vincent Chin: “Modern Day Lynching” | MURDERISH Ep. 104

MURDERISH

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True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

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. Like so many immigrants before them, Lily and Ben Chin wanted their son Vincent to have more opportunities than he may have had in their native China. In the 1970s and 1980s, however, tensions were high between Japanese and American automobile manufacturers, and that discord extended beyond the auto manufacturing plants. It was at this time that 27-year-old Vincent Chin 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. Check us out: Visit Murderish.com for more info about the show and Creator/Host, Jami. The website also has links to buy MURDERISH merchandise and become a Patreon supporter. Patreon subscribers can get access to exclusive Patreon-only episodes. To sign up for Patreon perks, click “Go Behind the Scenes” on the website OR click here for a direct link to our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/Murderish. Let’s get social: @MurderishPodcast (Instagram), @MurderishPod (Twitter), search “Murderish podcast” (Facebook). CrimeCon: Visit CrimeCon.com to buy your badge to attend the event. Use code MURDERISH for 10% a Standard Badge. Hope to see you there! Sponsors: - Proven: Visit ProvenSkincare.com and use promo code MURDERISH for $20 off your first order. - AcornTV: Visit Acorn.TV and use promo code murderish (all lowercase letters) for 30 days of free streaming. - Smartass and Sass: Visit SmartAssAndSass.com & use code MURDERISH to get 10% off for first time subscribers. - Sundance Now: Visit SundanceNow.com and use promo code MURDERISH for 30 days of free streaming. Want to advertise on this show? We’ve partnered with Cloud10 | iHeartRadio to handle our advertising requests. If you’re interested in advertising on MURDERISH, send an email to Sahiba Krieger mailto:sahiba@cloud10.fm with a copy to mailto:jami@murderish.com. Sound design: Justin Hellstrom. Music: Some of the music in this podcast was composed by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams Research & Writing: Catherine Devine. Jami’s other podcast: Follow Judgey & Juryish wherever you listen to podcasts & on Instagram @JudgeyJuryish. Remember, listening to this podcast doesn’t make you a murderer - it just means you’re murder...ish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The best gift I've ever received has to be a bike when I was younger, a pedal bike.
0:07.0	It was a sort of slick little road bike and I remember it was all like, it was so, it was all wrapped up,
0:13.0	it was so obvious what it was obviously because nothing's shaped like a bike and I had a little ribbon on it and I was so guest.
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1:30.0	The opinions expressed in this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the Murderish podcast.
1:36.0	Sensitive topics are discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
1:42.0	Since the 1880s, immigrants from all over the globe have arrived in the United States hoping to attain a better quality of life.
1:50.0	The American Dream's main principle has always been the same. If you work hard, you can accomplish anything.
1:56.0	Like so many immigrants before them, Lily and Ben Chin wanted their son Vincent to have more opportunities than he may have had in their native China.
2:05.0	But unlike the vast majority of Detroit residents during the 1970s and 80s, the Chins were not white.
2:12.0	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.
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