February 22nd, 2020 
VIEW segments of VINCENT WHO? Preceded by A 3-minute piece, Who Is Vincent Chin?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWVvInj88Jo
VINCENT WHO?
Chapter 3 A Milestone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWZhxya3RlY {4.30 min.}
Chapter 4 Asian American
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcjoZmSoSsA {5 min.}
Chapter 6 A Threat To Justice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D7t2XGdBlQ {5 min.}
READ the article, Teaching Who Killed Vincent Chin? which features 6 student responses to the film.
Teaching WHO KILLED VINCENT CHIN? Jean Wu.pdfPreview the document
ANSWER:
Who is Vincent Chin?
Why is this case significant ~ still, 35 years later?
CONSIDER the 2 attached slides, one with questions about Who Killed Vincent Chin? and the other with information about the Chinese Exclusion Act and Executive Order 9066. 2 Discriminatory Acts.pdfPreview the document
NOTE the following points about the model minority from our upcoming readings and how they relate to both WHO KILLED VINCENT CHIN? as well as BETTER LUCK TOMORROW:
The notion of model minority emerged in the 1960s, during the rise of the Civil Rights Movement which was led by African American citizens.
This construction of the model minority was based on the political silence of Asian America, and had less to do with the actual success of Asian Americans than to the perceived failure of African Americans to assimilate.
In other words, the ideological function of the model minority myth is to compliment Asian Americans at the expense of Black Americans, to encourage their political silence as model rather than resisting discrimination or fighting for civil rights or defying ones expected position in the social-racial hierarchy.
WATCH Evan Leongs BLT GENESIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT2LsWsw0bU
Starting at 13.00 (you are welcome to watch the whole short film) about 20 minutes, plus the trailer for BETTER LUCK TOMORROW with the tagline: Never Underestimate an Overachiever
ANSWER:
Why is the film, BETTER LUCK TOMORROW, considered controversial?
What is one thing you learned about the Sundance Film Festival in BLT GENESIS, which follows the indie film on its road to Park City?
Please let me know if you have any questions, I look forward to seeing and discussing the films with you.
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