March 31, 1983

resistance

American Citizens for Justice Founded

Two weeks after Vincent Chin's killers avoided prison, activists led by Helen Zia, Liza Chan, and Lily Chin founded American Citizens for Justice in Detroit-the first pan-Asian American civil-rights group of national scope, which also welcomed non-Asian allies.

Sources

  1. americancitizensforjustice.org americancitizensforjustice.org/history
  2. findingaids.lib.umich.edu findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-bhl-05100