On Friday, Oct. 1, Arcadia will host a screening of the documentary Vincent Who?, which details the 1982 murder of Chinese-American Vincent Chin by two white auto workers in an early act of anti-Asian violence.  

The screening for the 40-minute documentary will be held from 4 to 6 p.m in the Castle Dining Room. Following the documentary will be a panel discussion with the film’s producer, Curtis Chin, and Arcadia faculty Dr. Shekhar Deshpande (professor of Media and Communications), Dr. Katherine Moore (associate professor of Psychology), Prash Naidu (assistant professor of Historical and Political Studies). The discussion will focus on the documentary’s exploration of crime, injustices, and continuing repercussions.

The event is hosted by Arcadia University’s new Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Resource Group, Arcadia faculty, and Curtis Chin. The event is sponsored by Office of Access, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Department of Communications and Media; Division of University Advancement; Bette E. Landman Library; Campus Life; Department of Visual and Performing Arts; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science; Department of Psychology; Department of Historical and Political Studies; International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program; Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice.