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FROM A WHISPER TO A RALLYING CRY

The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement

By Paula Yoo

Norton Young Readers (W.W. Norton & Co.)
Publication Date: April 20, 2021

From the Publisher:
A compelling account of the killing of Vincent Chin, the verdicts that took the Asian American community to the streets in protest, and the groundbreaking civil rights trial that followed. 

America in 1982: Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting U.S. autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti–Asian American sentiment simmers, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving a Chinese American man, Vincent Chin, beaten to death at the hands of two white men, autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael Nitz.

Paula Yoo has crafted a searing examination of the killing and the trial and verdicts that followed. When Ebens and Nitz pled guilty to manslaughter and received only a $3,000 fine and three years’ probation, the lenient sentence sparked outrage. The protests that followed led to a federal civil rights trial—the first involving a crime against an Asian American—and galvanized what came to be known as the Asian American movement.

Extensively researched from court transcripts, contemporary news accounts, and in-person interviews with key participants, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry is a suspenseful, nuanced, and authoritative portrait of a pivotal moment in civil rights history, and a man who became a symbol against hatred and racism.

HARD COVER BOOK
AUDIO BOOK

“Will grab you and not let go”

"This story of Vincent Chin’s murder will grab you and not let go, even long after you’ve read the last page. A meticulously researched account. Extensive interviews give voice to Vincent’s life and death and show us that even though this tragedy occurred 40 years ago, anti-AAPI hate and violence are still jarringly present."

- NPR

"A vivid, heartbreaking account of one of the most important moments in Asian American history. I couldn't put it down"

- Gene Luen Yang, Author of Michael L. Printz Award Winner and National Book Award Finalist AMERICAN BORN CHINESE

"A tremendous feat of both research and writing — and a major contribution to our inspiring and infuriating American story."

- Steve Sheinkin, Author of Newbery Honor and National Book Award Finalist BOMB

“Clear and lucid.” “In-depth research.” “Accessible and compelling.” “Resonant.”

This clear and lucid account, based on in-depth research, superlatively conveys the context and significance of the events. The conflicting accounts and explanations are presented evenhandedly, offering readers the opportunity to weigh the evidence and draw their own conclusions. A timely afterword discusses anti-Asian racist rhetoric and violence during the Covid-19 pandemic. An accessible and compelling account of a tragedy that resonates through the decades.”

- Kirkus Reviews*
(Starred Review)

"Admirably objective.” “Compelling.” “Important historical context.”

Yoo dives into this story, giving important historical context to the anti-Asian sentiments of the time while anchoring it in the experiences of those closest to Chin. Yet, for all the personal touches, Yoo remains admirably objective in how she relays the various court cases that arose from Chin’s murder, as well as their outcomes. She does not sanitize nor play up the story’s more salacious details—a strip club, drinking, swearing, violence—and these things never overshadow the real issue on trial: Was Victor Chin’s murder a hate crime? Chin’s death united the Asian American community to stand against racism and fight for civil rights in unprecedented ways. In a compelling afterword, Yoo discusses the resurgence of anti-Asian attitudes and rhetoric in connection to COVID-19, reinforcing the book’s through line that Chin mustn’t be forgotten. Supported by robust source notes, news clippings, and photos."

- - Booklist (American Library Association)*
(Starred Review)

“Extensively researched.” “Meticulous source notes.” “Yoo skillfully retells the life story of Vincent Chin.”

"In this extensively researched account — based on news articles (many reproduced here), court records, documentary films, and her own interviews — Yoo skillfully retells the life story of Vincent Chin. Yoo reconstructs the night of June 19th when Chin and his friends went to a strip club for his bachelor party and got into a fight with autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael Nitz, ending with Chin’s fatal beating outside a McDonald’s restaurant. The narrative follows the aftermath, from the federal trial up to the present day, with updates on the lives of Ebens and others. An afterword observes how anti-Asian discrimination and violence in America continue today with COVID-19–related attacks and racial profiling, but Yoo reminds readers of Chin’s legacy “to fight back against hate.” Back matter includes a detailed timeline, meticulous source notes, and an index.”

- THE HORN BOOK*
(Starred Review)

“Resonant.” “Painstakingly recreated.” “Timely.” “Suspenseful.” “Hard-hitting real-time feel.” “Haunting.”

"Through in-person interviews, court transcripts, and present-day accounts, Yoo’s YA nonfiction debut exhaustively details Chin’s murder and carefully considers its resulting impact. Eyewitness accounts provide clarity, and detailed chronicling of the trials elicits justified frustration on the final verdict. In six well-structured parts, suspenseful narration illuminates Chin’s personal life, his gruesome death, the trials’ obstacles, and Chin’s legacy; well-integrated news clippings and emotive photographs imbue events with a hard-hitting real-time feel. This resonant, painstakingly recreated historical account features a timely afterword spotlighting the rise in anti-AAPI violence amid the Covid-19 pandemic, drawing parallels between this haunting account of a 40-year-old crime to present-day atrocities.”

- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY*
(Starred Review)

“Readers will be riveted.” “Reads… like a TV crime drama.” “Highly recommended.”

"Readers will be riveted by the first-person accounts from multiple points of view, including Chin’s family and friends, lawyers, defendants, and eyewitnesses. In fact, the book reads almost like a TV crime drama, utilizing flashbacks and culminating in a series of chapters depicting each key witness’s testimony. The book includes black-and-white primary photos and newspaper articles as well as a time line, extensive endnotes, and a list of archive sources. As the author reflects in her afterward, Chin’s story is an important parallel to today’s societal strife mirrored in the rise in racism and violence against Asian Americans who have been unfairly blamed for the COVID-19 pandemic. VERDICT Highly recommended for readers interested in social justice nonfiction.”

- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL*
(Starred Review)

“Comprehensive.” “Sheds new light.”

"In 1982, Vincent Chin was celebrating his bachelor party at a bar when an argument with two white men turned fatal. Chin’s death and the light criminal sentences his killers received incited national protests and a federal trial. Yoo’s comprehensive account sheds new light on the tragedy and its legacy.”

- THE NEW YORK TIMES

“A bruising account.”

"Blending together court transcripts, interviews and more, Paula Yoo revisits this horrific killing and the trial that followed. From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry, written for young readers, is a bruising account of the aftermath of Chin’s death, from the outrage it sparked over hate crimes and racism to the protests that shaped the Asian American movement."

- TIME MAGAZINE

“A bruising recount of painful history.” “An uplifting reminder of the Asian American community.” “Deeply necessary medicine."

"When Paula Yoo set out to write a book about Vincent Chin years ago, she had no idea just how timely his story would become, nor could she predict that her book would be published amid a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes around the country… This is history that is rarely taught or talked about. It’s a form of historical erasure that’s contributed to ongoing stereotypes… as well as perceptions that anti-Asian racism doesn’t exist. There has never been a book solely dedicated to exploring Chin’s life and legacy until now. Written for a young adult audience, Yoo’s book blends court records, interviews, devastating photographs and newspaper clippings to revisit the years of shockwaves Chin’s death made and how he became an enduring symbol of AAPI resistance. Some of the interviews in Yoo’s book are with the trial’s key case witnesses, who spoke publicly for the first time. It’s a bruising recount of painful history… but it’s also an uplifting reminder of the Asian American community’s power... For that, this book is deeply necessary medicine.”

- SACRAMENTO BEE

“Excellent pacing.” “Stunning detail.” “Compelling nonfiction.”

"Yoo's narrative introduces several seemingly unconnected individuals and brilliantly interweaves their life stories. Vincent Chin's life and death is the common factor that connects these people. It is a real life drama: a heinous hate crime and the resulting mobilization of the Asian American community. With excellent pacing and stunning detail, Yoo uses newspaper reports, court documents, and in depth interviews to recount events leading up to this tragedy and its long-term affects. The work is well supported with extensive back matter: a detailed timeline, 311 source citations, numerous photos, and a bibliography. The author’s Afterward personalizes this defining moment in history and brings current events, especially the world wide pandemic into the equation. … A pivotal moment in the ongoing struggle for civil rights. Compelling nonfiction."

- READING STYLE GUIDE

"Extensive examination." "An unexpected new voice." "The most comprehensive overview."

"On June 19, 1982, 27-year-old Chinese American Vincent Chin was bludgeoned with a baseball bat by Ronald Ebens and stepson Michael Nitz. The two white men, like too many others, were driven by anti-Asian resentment over Detroit's declining auto industry due to Japanese competition. "It's not fair," Chin said before losing consciousness. His final words inspired Paula Yoo's impressively thorough From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement.

Chin died four days after the vicious assault, just five days before his wedding. Ebens and Nitz pleaded guilty to manslaughter and each received a $3,000 fine and three years' probation without imprisonment. That egregious lack of justice emboldened a pivotal moment in Asian Pacific American activism and civil rights history. Yoo opens her extensive examination with an unexpected new voice: Jarod Lew, who, 30 years after Vincent's murder, learns his mother was Vincent's fiancée, Vikki Wong. Jarod's personal discovery is Yoo's framing narrative for the book; his journey becomes an ingenious reminder to all readers--just as Jarod must understand his history so, too, does each new generation.

As a former Detroit News reporter and TV writer/producer, Yoo initially considered making a film about Vincent Chin. But the spikes in anti-Asian violence after Trump became president convinced her to transform her celluloid intentions onto the page. From a Whisper is arguably the most comprehensive overview of the gruesome events and the aftermath of trials, protests, convictions, reversals and civil suits, and is enhanced with photos, newspaper clippings and significant backmatter, including a timeline, endnotes and sources. Yoo is determined: "not knowing" is no longer an option. --Terry Hong, Smithsonian BookDragon

Discover: Paula Yoo impressively educates a new generation as to why Vincent Chin's 1982 murder and its civil rights-changing aftermath matters now more than ever."

- SHELF AWARENESS

“Engaging.” “Suspenseful.”

"Knowledge about Asian American history is needed now more than ever, but where to start? This nonfiction book is heavily researched but written in an engaging, even suspenseful, way, and it will make many readers question what they think they know about anti-Asian hate and racism."

- BOSTON GLOBE

“The book is an important historical document...

but it’s also an important example of how to write without hyperbole, innuendo and assumptions that are used to position readers and conflate the truth. Yoo’s unbiased account leaves space for young readers to fully examine this particular experience of systemic racism and to compare it to ways anti-Asian American sentiment persists today."

-  EDITH'S COTTON QUILTS

“A riveting account...”

"But it is the first-hand accounts from friends, families, and others involved in the case that will capture readers and will give them much to reflect upon. The research Yoo put into this book is painstakingly evident and, while it is geared to a teen audience, adults will be equally drawn into the story. This is one that will resonate with many as the struggle for social justice continues."

- SOMERSET COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM OF NEW JERSEY

“Vivid and deeply unsettling.”

"With the alarming spike in anti-Asian racism and violence in the United States in 2020, this book could not be more timely." "A revelation... sparking equal parts outrage and inspiration." "An essential #ownvoices contribution to the library documenting the contemporary Asian American experience."

- DR. BICKMORE'S WEDNESDAY PICKS 2021

“An exceptional job”

"Yoo's book conveys the emotions of everyone involved in Vincent's story with such care and understanding that this book is more than just the facts." "While being informative, it maintains its emotional invocation and fascinating method of storytelling." "An astounding example of emotion intersecting with truth." "Seamlessly connects history to the present."

- WEST DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY

“Essential reading”

"Resonant & important." "Teens will love how it ties together true crime & social justice."

- BOOK RIOT

“Riveting account”

"This thoroughly researched and documented work allows individual stories and personalities, including Vincent Chin’s, to emerge. It also lets the facts, including conflicting accounts that were disputed, speak for themselves." "An afterword places this story within the context of the pandemic and surging hate crimes against Asian Americans in a work that invites readers to think critically about racism then, and now."

- COOPERATIVE CHILDREN'S BOOK CENTER

“Draws parallels between the haunting account and present-day hate crimes”

"In 1982 Detroit, anti–Asian American sentiment is on the rise,  leading to two white autoworkers killing Chinese American Vincent Chin. In six well-structured parts, Yoo’s carefully recreated historical account exhaustively details Chin’s murder and considers its resulting impact via a resonant volume that draws parallels between the haunting account and present-day hate crimes."

- Publishers Weekly "Best Books of 2021"

“Detailed and compassionate”

"Looking back at the 1982 killing of 27-year-old Vincent Chin near Detroit, this book shows how it affected his family, his community and the American legal system. Paula Yoo’s detailed and compassionate account reveals a frustrating search for justice from many perspectives, including Chin’s mother, his friends, as well as a lawyer and a judge who admit to mistakes."

- The Washington Post "Best Children's Books of 2021"

“Readers will be riveted”

"Yoo’s work of narrative nonfiction chronicles the brutal 1982 murder of Vincent Chin and the ensuing civil rights trial—the first federal prosecution of a hate crime committed against an Asian American. Readers will be riveted by the multiple accounts from Chin’s family and friends, as well as from the lawyers, defendants, and eyewitnesses. Well researched and hard to put down, the work demonstrates how this horrible event connects with today’s rise in racism and violence against Asian Americans."

- School Library Journal "Best Books of 2021"

“a must-read for budding social justice activists”

"In this heartbreaking true story, Yoo details the brutal 1982 murder of 27-year-old Chinese-American Vincent Chin in Detroit. The controversial trial, which resulted in Vincent’s killers only getting three years’ probation, inspired the American Citizens for Justice movement for Asian American rights. This is a must-read for budding social justice activists."

- Chicago Public Library "Best Books of 2021"

“A powerful account”

"A powerful account of the murder of Vincent Chin, the resulting verdicts and civil rights trial, and the growth of the Asian American Movement."

- New York Public Library

“Will grab you and not let go”

"This story of Vincent Chin’s murder will grab you and not let go, even long after you’ve read the last page. A meticulously researched account. Extensive interviews give voice to Vincent’s life and death and show us that even though this tragedy occurred 40 years ago, anti-AAPI hate and violence are still jarringly present."

- NPR

"A vivid, heartbreaking account of one of the most important moments in Asian American history. I couldn't put it down"

- Gene Luen Yang, Author of Michael L. Printz Award Winner and National Book Award Finalist AMERICAN BORN CHINESE

"A tremendous feat of both research and writing — and a major contribution to our inspiring and infuriating American story."

- Steve Sheinkin, Author of Newbery Honor and National Book Award Finalist BOMB

“Clear and lucid.” “In-depth research.” “Accessible and compelling.” “Resonant.”

This clear and lucid account, based on in-depth research, superlatively conveys the context and significance of the events. The conflicting accounts and explanations are presented evenhandedly, offering readers the opportunity to weigh the evidence and draw their own conclusions. A timely afterword discusses anti-Asian racist rhetoric and violence during the Covid-19 pandemic. An accessible and compelling account of a tragedy that resonates through the decades.”

- Kirkus Reviews*
(Starred Review)

"Admirably objective.” “Compelling.” “Important historical context.”

Yoo dives into this story, giving important historical context to the anti-Asian sentiments of the time while anchoring it in the experiences of those closest to Chin. Yet, for all the personal touches, Yoo remains admirably objective in how she relays the various court cases that arose from Chin’s murder, as well as their outcomes. She does not sanitize nor play up the story’s more salacious details—a strip club, drinking, swearing, violence—and these things never overshadow the real issue on trial: Was Victor Chin’s murder a hate crime? Chin’s death united the Asian American community to stand against racism and fight for civil rights in unprecedented ways. In a compelling afterword, Yoo discusses the resurgence of anti-Asian attitudes and rhetoric in connection to COVID-19, reinforcing the book’s through line that Chin mustn’t be forgotten. Supported by robust source notes, news clippings, and photos."

- - Booklist (American Library Association)*
(Starred Review)

“Extensively researched.” “Meticulous source notes.” “Yoo skillfully retells the life story of Vincent Chin.”

"In this extensively researched account — based on news articles (many reproduced here), court records, documentary films, and her own interviews — Yoo skillfully retells the life story of Vincent Chin. Yoo reconstructs the night of June 19th when Chin and his friends went to a strip club for his bachelor party and got into a fight with autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael Nitz, ending with Chin’s fatal beating outside a McDonald’s restaurant. The narrative follows the aftermath, from the federal trial up to the present day, with updates on the lives of Ebens and others. An afterword observes how anti-Asian discrimination and violence in America continue today with COVID-19–related attacks and racial profiling, but Yoo reminds readers of Chin’s legacy “to fight back against hate.” Back matter includes a detailed timeline, meticulous source notes, and an index.”

- THE HORN BOOK*
(Starred Review)

“Resonant.” “Painstakingly recreated.” “Timely.” “Suspenseful.” “Hard-hitting real-time feel.” “Haunting.”

"Through in-person interviews, court transcripts, and present-day accounts, Yoo’s YA nonfiction debut exhaustively details Chin’s murder and carefully considers its resulting impact. Eyewitness accounts provide clarity, and detailed chronicling of the trials elicits justified frustration on the final verdict. In six well-structured parts, suspenseful narration illuminates Chin’s personal life, his gruesome death, the trials’ obstacles, and Chin’s legacy; well-integrated news clippings and emotive photographs imbue events with a hard-hitting real-time feel. This resonant, painstakingly recreated historical account features a timely afterword spotlighting the rise in anti-AAPI violence amid the Covid-19 pandemic, drawing parallels between this haunting account of a 40-year-old crime to present-day atrocities.”

- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY*
(Starred Review)

“Readers will be riveted.” “Reads… like a TV crime drama.” “Highly recommended.”

"Readers will be riveted by the first-person accounts from multiple points of view, including Chin’s family and friends, lawyers, defendants, and eyewitnesses. In fact, the book reads almost like a TV crime drama, utilizing flashbacks and culminating in a series of chapters depicting each key witness’s testimony. The book includes black-and-white primary photos and newspaper articles as well as a time line, extensive endnotes, and a list of archive sources. As the author reflects in her afterward, Chin’s story is an important parallel to today’s societal strife mirrored in the rise in racism and violence against Asian Americans who have been unfairly blamed for the COVID-19 pandemic. VERDICT Highly recommended for readers interested in social justice nonfiction.”

- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL*
(Starred Review)

“Comprehensive.” “Sheds new light.”

"In 1982, Vincent Chin was celebrating his bachelor party at a bar when an argument with two white men turned fatal. Chin’s death and the light criminal sentences his killers received incited national protests and a federal trial. Yoo’s comprehensive account sheds new light on the tragedy and its legacy.”

- THE NEW YORK TIMES

“A bruising account.”

"Blending together court transcripts, interviews and more, Paula Yoo revisits this horrific killing and the trial that followed. From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry, written for young readers, is a bruising account of the aftermath of Chin’s death, from the outrage it sparked over hate crimes and racism to the protests that shaped the Asian American movement."

- TIME MAGAZINE

“A bruising recount of painful history.” “An uplifting reminder of the Asian American community.” “Deeply necessary medicine."

"When Paula Yoo set out to write a book about Vincent Chin years ago, she had no idea just how timely his story would become, nor could she predict that her book would be published amid a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes around the country… This is history that is rarely taught or talked about. It’s a form of historical erasure that’s contributed to ongoing stereotypes… as well as perceptions that anti-Asian racism doesn’t exist. There has never been a book solely dedicated to exploring Chin’s life and legacy until now. Written for a young adult audience, Yoo’s book blends court records, interviews, devastating photographs and newspaper clippings to revisit the years of shockwaves Chin’s death made and how he became an enduring symbol of AAPI resistance. Some of the interviews in Yoo’s book are with the trial’s key case witnesses, who spoke publicly for the first time. It’s a bruising recount of painful history… but it’s also an uplifting reminder of the Asian American community’s power... For that, this book is deeply necessary medicine.”

- SACRAMENTO BEE

“Excellent pacing.” “Stunning detail.” “Compelling nonfiction.”

"Yoo's narrative introduces several seemingly unconnected individuals and brilliantly interweaves their life stories. Vincent Chin's life and death is the common factor that connects these people. It is a real life drama: a heinous hate crime and the resulting mobilization of the Asian American community. With excellent pacing and stunning detail, Yoo uses newspaper reports, court documents, and in depth interviews to recount events leading up to this tragedy and its long-term affects. The work is well supported with extensive back matter: a detailed timeline, 311 source citations, numerous photos, and a bibliography. The author’s Afterward personalizes this defining moment in history and brings current events, especially the world wide pandemic into the equation. … A pivotal moment in the ongoing struggle for civil rights. Compelling nonfiction."

- READING STYLE GUIDE

"Extensive examination." "An unexpected new voice." "The most comprehensive overview."

"On June 19, 1982, 27-year-old Chinese American Vincent Chin was bludgeoned with a baseball bat by Ronald Ebens and stepson Michael Nitz. The two white men, like too many others, were driven by anti-Asian resentment over Detroit's declining auto industry due to Japanese competition. "It's not fair," Chin said before losing consciousness. His final words inspired Paula Yoo's impressively thorough From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement.

Chin died four days after the vicious assault, just five days before his wedding. Ebens and Nitz pleaded guilty to manslaughter and each received a $3,000 fine and three years' probation without imprisonment. That egregious lack of justice emboldened a pivotal moment in Asian Pacific American activism and civil rights history. Yoo opens her extensive examination with an unexpected new voice: Jarod Lew, who, 30 years after Vincent's murder, learns his mother was Vincent's fiancée, Vikki Wong. Jarod's personal discovery is Yoo's framing narrative for the book; his journey becomes an ingenious reminder to all readers--just as Jarod must understand his history so, too, does each new generation.

As a former Detroit News reporter and TV writer/producer, Yoo initially considered making a film about Vincent Chin. But the spikes in anti-Asian violence after Trump became president convinced her to transform her celluloid intentions onto the page. From a Whisper is arguably the most comprehensive overview of the gruesome events and the aftermath of trials, protests, convictions, reversals and civil suits, and is enhanced with photos, newspaper clippings and significant backmatter, including a timeline, endnotes and sources. Yoo is determined: "not knowing" is no longer an option. --Terry Hong, Smithsonian BookDragon

Discover: Paula Yoo impressively educates a new generation as to why Vincent Chin's 1982 murder and its civil rights-changing aftermath matters now more than ever."

- SHELF AWARENESS

“Engaging.” “Suspenseful.”

"Knowledge about Asian American history is needed now more than ever, but where to start? This nonfiction book is heavily researched but written in an engaging, even suspenseful, way, and it will make many readers question what they think they know about anti-Asian hate and racism."

- BOSTON GLOBE

“The book is an important historical document...

but it’s also an important example of how to write without hyperbole, innuendo and assumptions that are used to position readers and conflate the truth. Yoo’s unbiased account leaves space for young readers to fully examine this particular experience of systemic racism and to compare it to ways anti-Asian American sentiment persists today."

-  EDITH'S COTTON QUILTS

“A riveting account...”

"But it is the first-hand accounts from friends, families, and others involved in the case that will capture readers and will give them much to reflect upon. The research Yoo put into this book is painstakingly evident and, while it is geared to a teen audience, adults will be equally drawn into the story. This is one that will resonate with many as the struggle for social justice continues."

- SOMERSET COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM OF NEW JERSEY

“Vivid and deeply unsettling.”

"With the alarming spike in anti-Asian racism and violence in the United States in 2020, this book could not be more timely." "A revelation... sparking equal parts outrage and inspiration." "An essential #ownvoices contribution to the library documenting the contemporary Asian American experience."

- DR. BICKMORE'S WEDNESDAY PICKS 2021

“An exceptional job”

"Yoo's book conveys the emotions of everyone involved in Vincent's story with such care and understanding that this book is more than just the facts." "While being informative, it maintains its emotional invocation and fascinating method of storytelling." "An astounding example of emotion intersecting with truth." "Seamlessly connects history to the present."

- WEST DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY

“Essential reading”

"Resonant & important." "Teens will love how it ties together true crime & social justice."

- BOOK RIOT

“Riveting account”

"This thoroughly researched and documented work allows individual stories and personalities, including Vincent Chin’s, to emerge. It also lets the facts, including conflicting accounts that were disputed, speak for themselves." "An afterword places this story within the context of the pandemic and surging hate crimes against Asian Americans in a work that invites readers to think critically about racism then, and now."

- COOPERATIVE CHILDREN'S BOOK CENTER

“Draws parallels between the haunting account and present-day hate crimes”

"In 1982 Detroit, anti–Asian American sentiment is on the rise,  leading to two white autoworkers killing Chinese American Vincent Chin. In six well-structured parts, Yoo’s carefully recreated historical account exhaustively details Chin’s murder and considers its resulting impact via a resonant volume that draws parallels between the haunting account and present-day hate crimes."

- Publishers Weekly "Best Books of 2021"

“Detailed and compassionate”

"Looking back at the 1982 killing of 27-year-old Vincent Chin near Detroit, this book shows how it affected his family, his community and the American legal system. Paula Yoo’s detailed and compassionate account reveals a frustrating search for justice from many perspectives, including Chin’s mother, his friends, as well as a lawyer and a judge who admit to mistakes."

- The Washington Post "Best Children's Books of 2021"

“Readers will be riveted”

"Yoo’s work of narrative nonfiction chronicles the brutal 1982 murder of Vincent Chin and the ensuing civil rights trial—the first federal prosecution of a hate crime committed against an Asian American. Readers will be riveted by the multiple accounts from Chin’s family and friends, as well as from the lawyers, defendants, and eyewitnesses. Well researched and hard to put down, the work demonstrates how this horrible event connects with today’s rise in racism and violence against Asian Americans."

- School Library Journal "Best Books of 2021"

“a must-read for budding social justice activists”

"In this heartbreaking true story, Yoo details the brutal 1982 murder of 27-year-old Chinese-American Vincent Chin in Detroit. The controversial trial, which resulted in Vincent’s killers only getting three years’ probation, inspired the American Citizens for Justice movement for Asian American rights. This is a must-read for budding social justice activists."

- Chicago Public Library "Best Books of 2021"

“A powerful account”

"A powerful account of the murder of Vincent Chin, the resulting verdicts and civil rights trial, and the growth of the Asian American Movement."

- New York Public Library

“Will grab you and not let go”

"This story of Vincent Chin’s murder will grab you and not let go, even long after you’ve read the last page. A meticulously researched account. Extensive interviews give voice to Vincent’s life and death and show us that even though this tragedy occurred 40 years ago, anti-AAPI hate and violence are still jarringly present."

- NPR

HARDCOVER:

  • Publisher: Norton Young Readers (W.W. Norton & Co.)
  • Publication Date: April 20, 2021
  • ISBN-10: 1324002875
    ISBN-13: 978-1-324-00287-1
  • Length: 384 pages
  • Reading Age: 13-18 years
  • Grade Level: 7-9

AUDIO BOOK:

  • Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
  • Narrated by: Catherine Ho
  • Audible.com Release Date: April 20, 2021
  • Listening Length: 7 hours and 36 minutes
    WhisperSync for Voice: Ready
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B08YLML3NK

AWARDS

2022 NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (NEA): “READ ACROSS AMERICA” YA BOOK SELECTION

2022 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE: YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE FINALIST

2022 YOUNG ADULT LIBRARY SERVICES ASSOCIATION (YALSA) AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION - FINALIST

2022 MICHIGAN NOTABLE BOOKS

2021 BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION - WINNER

2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD: YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE - LONGLIST

2021 BOOKLIST EDITORS' CHOICE: TOP OF THE LIST WINNER IN YOUTH NONFICTION

2021 JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD

2021 AMAZON EDITORS’ PICK FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

2021 BOOKLIST: BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

2021 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY: BEST TEEN NONFICTION

2021 HORN BOOK: FANFARE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

2021 KIRKUS REVIEWS: BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

2021 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY: BEST BOOKS FOR TEENS

2021 NPR: BOOKS WE LOVE - BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

2021 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

2021 SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

2021 TIME MAGAZINE: TEN BEST YA & CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR

2021 THE WASHINGTON POST: BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR

UPCOMING EVENTS

MAY 2022
 
Event: National Education Association (NEA) "Read Across America" Book
Date: May 1-31, 2022
Link: https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/read-across-america/find-your-book/whisper-rallying-cry

APR 2022

Event: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Date: April 23-24, 2022
Link: https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/


FEB 2022

Event: Nonfiction Chicks Present: 2022 NF FEST
Date: February 1-28, 2022
Link: https://www.nffest.com

Event: SCBWI Winter Conference: "Creating and Selling Children's Books in 2022"
Date: February 11-13, 2022
Link: https://www.scbwi.org/events/winter-conference-2022/

Event: California School Library Association (CSLA) Conference: "Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep: Promoting Equity, Justice & Anti-racism through Informational Writing" with Melissa Stewart, Traci Sorell, Lee Wind, Patricia Newman, Don Tate & Paula Yoo
Date: February 18, 2022
Time: 1 PM PT
Link: https://whova.com/web/csla_202110/

 


JAN 2022

Event: Paula Yoo and Brendan Kiely: From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry and The Other Talk - VIRTUAL EVENT
Date: January 20, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM PT
Link: https://www.villagebooks.com/event/litlive-paula-yoo-brendan-kiely-012022


NOV 2021

Event: National Council of Teachers of English NCTE Annual Convention
Date: November 18-21, 2021
Time: TBD
Link: https://ncte.org & http://convention.ncte.org/2021-convention/


SEP 2021

Event: WordBridge Now
Date: September 11, 2021
Time: 11 AM ET
Link: https://www.wordbridgenow.com


AUG 2021

Event: Boulder Public Library Presents: "Paula Yoo: From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry - An Author Talk and Teen-led Panel"
Date: August 14, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Link: https://calendar.boulderlibrary.org/event/7828966

Event: National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Virtual Leadership Convention 2021
Date: August 13, 2021
Time: 12:25 PM ET
Link: https://www.leadershipconvention.org & https://www.leadershipconvention.org/schedule-2021/


JUL 2021

Event: Ann Arbor District Library Presents: "Author Event - Paula Yoo: From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry"
Date: July 15, 2021
Time: 7 PM ET
Link: https://aadl.org/node/578499

Event: SOCIETY OF BOOK WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS (SCBWI) 50th Summer Conference: "Creating the NonFiction Book" with Lesa Cline-Ransome, Melissa Manlove, Traci Sorrell and Paula Yoo
Date: July 29, 2021
Time: 11:15 AM PT
Link: https://www.scbwi.org/event-summer-conference-2021/event-schedule/

Event: Organization of Chinese Americans OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates
Date: July 18, 2021
Time: 3:30 PM ET
Link: https://whova.com/web/oncbo_202107/ & https://www.ocanational.org


JUN 2021

Event: The Los Angeles Review of Books Presents "(Screen)Writing Against Type" with Brandon Easton, Walter Mosley, Paula Yoo and Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn
Date: June 24, 2021
Time: 5 PM PT
Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/screenwriting-against-type-tickets-158497246531

Event: Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association & The National Association of Chinese Americans Present: "Remember Vincent Chin - 39 Years Later: A Conversation on AAPI Hate, Past to Present"
Date: June 23, 2021
Time: 5 PM ET
Link: https://youtu.be/TC6Y8t3bR6Q

Event: Instagram Live: "Share Your Asian Story"
Date: June 20, 2021
Time: 4 PM PT
Link: https://www.instagram.com/shareyourasianstory/

Event: Lerner Books: "Hidden History: Pulling Back the Curtain on Marginalized Groups of the Past and Present" with Paula Yoo, Lee Wind, Don Tate, Natasha Donovan and Annette Bay Pimentel.
Date: June 15, 2021
Time: 1 PM ET
Link: https://lernerbooks.com/hiddenhistory?utm_campaign=Oktopost-Webinars


MAY 2021

Event: Author Event: Paula Yoo Virtually in Conversation with Maria Elena Rodriguez
Date: Sunday May 23, 2021
Time: 5:00 PM PST
Link: https://shop.villagewell.com/?q=h.calevents
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversation-with-author-paula-yoo-tickets-153345635925

Event: Glendale Public Library: "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry Author Talk with Paula Yoo"
Date: Thursday May 20, 2021
Time: 6:30 PM PT
Link: https://youtu.be/vdUoU4_SP2A

Event: Society of Children Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) Digital Workshop #2: "Celebrating Asian Voices with Julie Abe, Samira Ahmed, Mike Jung, Emily X.R. Pan, Dow Phumiruk, Paula Yoo - Moderated by Alvina Ling, VP & Exec Editorial Director, Little Brown Books for Young Readers"
Date: Thursday May 20, 2021
Time: 1 PM PDT/4 PM ET
Link: https://www.scbwi.org/scbwi-celebrates-ownvoices/

Event: One Detroit & APIA Vote Present: "How We Got Here: The Asian American Experience in Metro Detroit" with Roland Hwang, Jim Shimoura, Jasmine Rivera, Mai Xiong, David Han, Leinda Schleicher, Anand Kumar, State Representative Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton) and Paula Yoo
Date: Wednesday May 19, 2021
Time: 4 PM PT/7 PM ET
Link: https://www.onedetroitpbs.org/how-we-got-here-the-asian-american-experience/
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/c/OneDetroit and https://youtu.be/St55Mn42III and https://youtu.be/beWbxNmR5bI and https://youtu.be/a9ACd8PIJA8

Event: Yale in Hollywood: "Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month - AAPI Filmmakers" with Jessica Yu, Quentin Lee, Paula Yu, Rich Ting and Esther Chai
Date: Tuesday May 18, 2021
Time: 5 PM PT
Link: https://fb.watch/5Agh0UCW71/

Event: Instagram Live: "Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI_ Heritage Month Discussion on Vincent Chin with Kirsten Vangsness, Paula Yoo and Celeste Pewter"
Date: Monday May 10, 2021
Time: 6 PM PT
Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/COJlwAmLcfR/

Event: Dakota County Library Virtual Author Talk with Paula Yoo: “The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement"
Date: Thursday May 6, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM CT/8 PM ET/5 PM PT
Link: https://youtu.be/BOk1dzHsJss

Event: Chinese American Museum (CAM) Presents: "It Matters - Revisiting Vincent Chin and His Historic Impact on the Asian American Movement with Paula Yoo and Pam Ng"
Date: Tuesday May 4, 2021
Time: 5 PM PT
Link: https://youtu.be/DCRFkxlb5zY

Event: Virtual Book Discussion of “From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry” with Ms. Edith Campbell and Dr. Sarah Park Dahlen
Date: Monday May 3, 2021
Time: 7 ET/4PT
Link: https://crazyquiltedi.blog/2021/04/21/virtual-book-discussion/


APR 2021

Event: Menlo Park Library: "From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry" Author Paula Yoo Discussion Date: Tuesday April 27, 2021
Time: 6:30 PM PT
Link: https://www.menlopark.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=7264

Video Archive Link Available soon: https://www.menlopark.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=7264

Event: Freep Film Festival & Cinema Detroit “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” Screening & Panel Discussion with Paula Yoo, Juanita Anderson, Scott Kurashige, Jasmine Rivera, Esther Kim, Steve Byrne and Paula Guthat”
Date: Wednesday April 21, 2021
Time: 6:30 PM ET
Link: https://youtu.be/TIr1PV2QYc8


MAR 2021

Event: Michigan Reading Association (MRA): 65th Annual Michigan Reading Conference - "Power of Story: Helping Young Writers Dig Deep” with Melissa Stewart, Cynthia Levinson, Heather Montgomery, Carole Boston Weatherford and Paula Yoo
Date: Sunday March 14, 2021
Time: 10:15 AM ET
Link: https://michiganreading.org/annual-conference/


FEB 2021

Event: Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities: Author Discussion with Paula Yoo
Date:
Friday February 12, 2021
Time: 12 PM PT
Link: https://dornsife.usc.edu/laih/


NOV 2020

Event: Kalamazoo Public Library: 2020 Youth Literature Seminar with Keynote Speakers Candace Fleming, Varian Johnson and Paula Yoo
Date:
Friday November 13, 2020
Time: 8:30 AM ET
Link: https://www.kpl.gov/event/2020-youth-literature-seminar


OCT 2020

Event: School Library Journal (SLJ) Day of Dialogue "Remaking History in Fiction and Nonfiction Panel with Kyandreia Jones, Randi Pink, Michael O. Tunnell, Lee Wind, Paula Yoo and Mahnaz Dar"
Date: Thursday October 15, 2020
Time: 10:40 AM PT
Link: https://www.slj.com/?event=school-library-journal-day-of-dialog-fall

NEWS - media

MORE IN COMMON WITH RODNEY CAMPBELL AND KEITH RICHARDSON PODCAST
Air Date: December 16 & 23, 2021
Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-in-common/id1256899595

2021 BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK INTERVIEW WITH NONFICTION WINNER PAULA YOO
Air Date: October 21, 2021
Link: https://youtu.be/MLEUouvGQZ4

PBS/KLCS EVERYBODY WITH ANGELA WILLIAMSON
Air Date: October 20, 2021
Link: https://klcs.org/everybody/

2021 BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT
Air Date: June 23, 2021
Link: https://www.hbook.com/story/presenting-the-2021-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners & https://youtu.be/1gK-2Q09kbA

FIVE AUTHOR QUESTIONS PODCAST WITH KEVIN KING
Air Date: May 28, 2021
Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/24aWMLYAiac56dnoyej7J1

"INSIDE THE ISSUES WITH ALEX COHEN" (SPECTRUM NEWS CHANNEL 1)
Air Date: May 27, 2021
Link: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/shows/inside-the-issues

BOOK FRIENDS FOREVER PODCAST WITH GRACE LIN AND ALVINA LING
Air Date: May 23, 2021
Link: https://bookfriendsforever.com/home/episode-110-discussing-the-vincent-chin-case-and-anti-aapi-hate-with-paula-yoo

NEED TO KNOW WITH YOONJ KIM: "Congress Passes Hate Crime Legislation on Vincent Chin’s Birthday" (MTV)
Air Date: May 19, 2021
Link: https://youtu.be/2bQji-lPweg

THEY CALL US BRUCE PODCAST WITH PHIL YU AND JEFF YANG
Air Date: April 30, 2021
Link: https://theycallusbruce.libsyn.com/125-they-call-us-vincent-chin

BOOKSMITTEN PODCAST WITH JACK CHENG AND PATRICK FLORES-SCOTT
Air Date: April 28, 2021
Link: https://booksmitten.us/episodes/7-interview-with-author-paula-yoo

NBC NEWS BAY AREA: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICA WITH ROBERT HANDA
Air Date: April 25, 2021
Link: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/community/asian-pacific-america/award-winning-author-paula-yoo-on-asian-pacific-america/2528129

NBC NEWS BAY AREA WITH JANELLE WONG
Air Date: April 21, 2021
Link: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/book-about-1982-attack-sparks-asian-american-activism/2525013/

WDET/NPR WITH AMANDA LECLAIRE
Air Date: April 21, 2021
Link: https://wdet.org/posts/2021/04/21/90880-the-detroit-murder-that-galvanized-the-asian-american-civil-rights-movement/

NATIONAL ARCHIVES MUSEUM ONLINE
Air Date: April 20, 2021
Link: https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/from-a-whisper-to-a-rallying-cry-the-killing-of-vincent-chin-and-the-trial-that-galvanized-the-asian
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/AzxsavhcGtY

GEEK GIRL RIOT WITH SHERIN NICOLE, ALICE MEICHI LI AND KAT BITTNER
Air Date: April 13, 2021
ShortURL: https://ido.bi/a7m
Permalink: https://idobi.com/podcast/asian-in-america-paula-yoo-from-a-whisper-to-a-rallying-cry/

WHAT MATTERS MOST PODCAST WITH PAUL SAMUEL DOLMAN
Air Date: April 10, 2021
Link: https://www.paulsamueldolman.com/parent/podcasts/pauly-cast/paula-yoo-812/

FOX 2 DETROIT NEWS WITH AMY LANGE
Air Date: March 30, 2021
Link: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/1982-murder-of-asian-american-vincent-chin-in-hate-crime-the-subject-of-new-book

THE SREE SHOW PODCAST WITH SREE SREENIVASAN
Air Date: March 25, 2021
Link: https://youtu.be/0xTMkbGIS8s

ART BEAT WITH ZINTA AISTARS
Air Date: November 5, 2020
Link: https://www.wmuk.org/post/art-beat-whisper-rallying-cry#stream/0

NEWS - print

HORN BOOK
"From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: Paula Yoo's 2021 BGHB Nonfiction Award Speech"
Published: January 18, 2022
Link: https://www.hbook.com/story/from-a-whisper-to-a-rallying-cry-paula-yoos-2021-bghb-nonfiction-award-speech

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
"The New York Public Library: "2021 Best Books for Teens"
Published: November 23, 2021
Link: https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/best-books-2021

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
"Best Books of the Year - 2021"
Published: November 22, 2021
Link: https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=best-nonfiction-2021-slj-best-books

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY
"Best Teen Nonfiction of 2021"
Published: November 22, 2021
Link: https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200121216_chipublib_teens/2000663789_best_teen_nonfiction_of_2021

THE WASHINGTON POST
"Best Children's Books of 2021"
Published: November 18, 2021
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/kidspost/2021/11/17/best-childrens-books-2021/

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Best Books of 2021"
Published: October 22, 2021
Link: https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2021/young-adult


CNN
"History Refocused: Vincent Chin's family never got the justice they wanted. But his case changed things for those who came after him"
Published: October 10, 2021
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/10/us/vincent-chin-history-refocused-cec/index.html
 
ASAM NEWS
"Passing down Vincent Chin’s legacy to the next generation"
Published: August 16, 2021
Link: https://asamnews.com/2021/08/16/yoos-new-nonfiction-young-adult-book-tells-the-story-of-vincent-chin-a-chinese-american-man-who-was-beaten-to-death-in-detroit-in-1982/


RICH IN COLOR
"Learning About the Present Through Our Past"
Published: August 4, 2021
Link: http://richincolor.com/2021/08/learning-about-the-present/

THE HILL
"Here's what Congress is reading at the beach this summer"
Published: July 13, 2021
Link: https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/562716-heres-what-congress-is-reading-at-the-beach-this-summer

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
"Summer Reading 2021: 28 Enlightening & Highly Engaging Nonfiction Titles for Teens"
Published: June 2, 2021
Link: https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=28-ya-nonfiction-titles-young-adult-teen-summer-reading-2021

THE TEACHING BOOKS BLOG
"Paula Yoo on From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement"
Published: May 20, 2021
Link: https://forum.teachingbooks.net/2021/05/paula-yoo-on-from-a-whisper-to-a-rallying-cry/

CRIME READS
"22 New Books by Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors Perfect for Mystery Readers"
Published: May 20, 2021
Link: https://crimereads.com/22-new-books-by-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-authors-perfect-for-mystery-readers/

GOOD MORNING AMERICA (ABC)
"Who is Making Asian American Pacific Islander History in 2021: The GMA Inspiration List"
Published: May 13, 2021
Link: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/making-asian-american-pacific-islander-history-2021-gma-76523380

KIRKUS REVIEWS
"8 YA Books That Could Change Your Mind"
By: Laura Simeon
Published: May 12, 2021
Link: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/8_ya-books-that-could-change-your-mind/

MEDIUM
"Grieving Vincent Chin, 39 Years Later"
By: Paula Yoo
Published: May 11, 2021
Link: https://stopasianhate.medium.com/grieving-vincent-chin-39-years-later-f6d139d6eeec

THE TODAY SHOW (NBC)
"24 Beautiful Kids' Books that Reflect the Asian American Experience"
By: Lisa Tolin
Published: May 5, 2021
Link: https://www.today.com/shop/asian-american-kids-books-aapi-month-t215525

BOOK RIOT
"12 of the Best April 2021 Mystery Books"
By: Jamie Canaves
Published: May 5, 2021
Link: https://bookriot.com/12-of-the-best-april-2021-mystery-books/

KIRKUS REVIEWS
"A Journalist Revisits the Case of Vincent Chin" by Laura Simeon
Published: May 3, 2021
Link: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/paula-yoo-whisper-rallying-cry-interview/

JADE MAGAZINE
"Writing Like She Means It: Q&A with Paula Yoo, Author and Screenwriter"
Published: May 1, 2021
Link: http://jademagazine.com/152yoo.html

MACKIN COMMUNITY
"Filling in the Gaps: Why I write About Asian American History"
By: Paula Yoo
Published: April 27, 2021
Link: https://www.mackincommunity.com/2021/04/27/filling-in-the-gaps-why-i-write-about-asian-american-history/

NEW YORK TIMES "Teach Your Kids to Resist Hatred Toward Asians"
By: Michelle Lee
Published: April 25, 2021
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/at-home/anti-asian-hate-books.html

DETROIT FREE PRESS "With attacks on Asian Americans rising, virtual event will revisit the killing of Vincent Chin"
By: Julie Hinds
Published: April 20, 2021
Link: https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/julie-hinds/2021/04/20/vincent-chin-slaying-topic-virtual-event-wednesday/7293916002/

NBC NEWS ASIAN AMERICA "New YA book details how Vincent Chin's killing galvanized Asian American activism"
By: Claire Wang
Published: April 16, 2021
Link: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/new-ya-book-details-vincent-chins-killing-galvanized-asian-american-ac-rcna691

SACRAMENTO BEE "Your AAPI Newsletter: This Week in AAPI Pop Culture"
By: Ashley Wong
Published: April 15, 2021
Link: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article250615334.html

NORTHWEST ASIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY "First book on Vincent Chin murder"
By: Samantha Pak
Published: April 15, 2021
Link: https://nwasianweekly.com/2021/04/first-book-on-vincent-chin-murder

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Four Questions for Paula Yoo"
By: Cady Zeng
Published: April 13, 2021
Link: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/86075-four-questions-for-paula-yoo.html

KIRKUS REVIEWS "16 Best Books To Read in April"
Published: April 1, 2021
Link: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/16-best-books-read-april/#from-a-whisper-to-a-rallying-cry

TIME MAGAZINE "Here Are the 15 New Books You Should Read in April"
By: Annabel Gutterman
Published: April 1, 2021
Link: https://time.com/5951168/best-books-april-2021

NPR CODE SWITCH "How Vincent Chin's Death Gave Others A Voice"
By: Karen Grigsby Bates
Published: March 27, 2021
Link: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2021/03/27/981718272/how-vincent-chins-death-gave-others-a-voice

DEADLINE DETROIT "As Anti-Asian Racism Escalates, Ex-Detroit Reporter's Book Examines Violent Killing Of Vincent Chin"
By: Allan Lengel
Published: March 26, 2021
Link: https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/27656/as_anti-asian_racism_escalates_ex-detroit_reporter_s_book_examines_violent_killing_of_vincent_chin

THE DETROIT NEWS "New book takes deeper dive into death of Vincent Chin"
By: Susan Whitall
Published: March 26, 2021
Link: https://https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/2021/03/25/new-book-takes-deeper-dive-into-death-vincent-chin/7004901002/

CYNSATIONS: REFLECTIONS & CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE WORLD OF BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
"Interview with Linda Sue Park & kiBooka Authors & Illustrators"
Published: March 2021
Link: https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/2021/03/interview-with-linda-sue-park-kibooka-authors-illustrators/
 
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Books for Budding Activists: Spring 2021"
Published: March 4, 2021
Link: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/85721-books-for-budding-activists-spring-2021.html

BUSINESS INSIDER
"11 must-read books if you want to better understand the experiences of Asian-Americans"
By: Allison Jiang
Published: March 4, 2021
Link: https://www.businessinsider.com/best-asian-american-identity-experience-books

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