ASAMST 20A Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Asian Americans, Socioeconomic Status, Death Of Latasha Harlins
23 May 2018
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I. Refugee-Immigrant Comparison
• Different from immigrant
o Method of departure
o Unplanned flight
o Trauma
o Dependence upon government support
• Similar with immigrants
o Racial stereotyping
o Discrimination
o Lacked transferable skills for employment (except professionals)
II. Dual immigration status
• Socioeconomic status allows for unlimited opportunities
• 50% close to white middle class
• 50% close to third world peoples of color
• Assimilation
III. Deportation measures
• Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibly Act (1996)
• Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
• Deportation requirement for criminal offenses includes misdemeanors
IV. Aggravated felonies
• Definition of deportable individuals, which include felonies:
o Shoplifting
o Drunk driving
o Marijuana possession
• Informal agreements by countries to accept deportees
V. Deportation agreements
• Cambodian Repatriation Agreement (2002):
o Pushed after 9/11
o Linked with foreign aid
o 1500 individuals were deported
o 1.5 generation youth
o Hundreds pending
• Laos and Vietnam have similar agreements pending
VI. Double Jeopardy for crimes
• Deportations enhancement post 9/11 environment
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• Crimes already served at the time
• Misdemeanors enhanced to felony
• Post 9/11 environment
• Deportations today is at the highest numbers
VII. Jim Loo Case, 1989 (after Vincent Chin case)
• War hate rie eause they ere Asia Aerias, ee if they ere’t the rae that
as’t speifially targeted
• Murdered by Robert and Lloyd Piche
• Case of Mistake idetity
• Roberto was found guilty only of misdemeanors
• Asian American activism from the momentum of the Vincent Chin case forced federal
trial of Robert to be sentenced
VIII. Both deaths… Viet Chi ad Ji Loo
• United broad spectrum of Asian American community
• Difficulties in calling it racism
• No oe else ill do it if the Asias did’t
• Reminders of history of violence against Asians in times of crisis
IX. Reminders
• Hate crimes link to racial stereotypes
• Asian Americans of all races were all linked together without any distinctions
X. LA Riots of 1992
• Focus on Korean American shop owners in LA
• Background: beginning visibility of Korean Americans in the US because of cheaper rents
o Lakeview Terrace incident in 1991: Rodney King was pulled over and beaten by
sticks by police officers.
o George Holliday filmed the video of the beating of Rodney King. It is used as
evidence of police brutality.
o Acquittal of 4 officers even with the video evidence
o History of racial profiling and brutality of African Americans by LAPD
XI. Empire Market, South Central LA (3/16/91)
• Outrage transferred to Korean Americans
• Over the counter incident of Latasha Harlins who was shot by Soon Ja Du
• Media portrayal of the entire incident was released to the public
• 5 years of manslaughter for Soon Ja Du
XII. Cop acquittals and days of rage
• Sai I Gu (1992)
o 58 deaths
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Document Summary
Current status de(cid:272)em(cid:271)er 1: refugee-immigrant comparison, different from immigrant, method of departure, unplanned flight, trauma, dependence upon government support, similar with immigrants, racial stereotyping, discrimination, lacked transferable skills for employment (except professionals) Dual immigration status: socioeconomic status allows for unlimited opportunities, 50% close to white middle class, 50% close to third world peoples of color, assimilation. Illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibly act (1996: antiterrorism and effective death penalty act, deportation requirement for criminal offenses includes misdemeanors. Aggravated felonies: definition of deportable individuals, which include felonies, shoplifting, drunk driving, marijuana possession. Informal agreements by countries to accept deportees: deportation agreements, cambodian repatriation agreement (2002), pushed after 9/11, linked with foreign aid, 1500 individuals were deported, 1. 5 generation youth, hundreds pending, laos and vietnam have similar agreements pending. Double jeopardy for crimes: deportations enhancement post 9/11 environment, crimes already served at the time, misdemeanors enhanced to felony, post 9/11 environment, deportations today is at the highest numbers.
