Scattered: The Assimilation of Sushi, the Internment of Japanese Americans, and the Killing of Vincent Chin, A Personal Essay

Authors

Frank Wu, University of California, Hastings College of the LawFollow

Recommended Citation

Frank Wu, Scattered: The Assimilation of Sushi, the Internment of Japanese Americans, and the Killing of Vincent Chin, A Personal Essay, 26 Asian Am. L.J. 109 (2019).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/faculty_scholarship/1768

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

In a personal Essay, Frank H. Wu discusses the acceptance of sushi in America as a means of analyzing the acceptance of Japanese Americans, before, during, and after World War II. The murder of Vincent Chin in Detroit in 1982 is used as a defining moment for Asian Americans, explaining the shared experiences of people perceived as "perpetual foreigners."

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Asian American Law Journal