The judge overseeing the case has yet to decide whether cameras will be allowed. Raleigh Hannah Levine, a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, said many states have used cameras in the courtroom for years and concerns raised by Ellison’s team have been largely non-issues. Fearing that anti-Asian racism could jeopardize the country's place as a leader on the world stage and impede imperial expansion abroad, white liberals sought to dismantle Asian exclusion legislation and practices during and after World War II. And it takes love and it takes organizing and political education.”. Kirtley, who is part of the coalition, said any concerns that cameras would be disruptive can be managed by the judge. ... insulting to others, hateful, off-topic or … Businesses sustained roughly $1 billion in damage, with roughly half being Korean-owned. He went through the academy in 2009. Follow Amy Forliti on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amyforliti, Court weighs allowing courtroom cameras in George Floyd case, FILE - This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows from left, former Minneapolis police officers Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. That’s more than double the national average at 13 percent. This includes news, discussions, pictures, or videos. Thao is a stain on our community, and I hope he rots in prison, along with the other officers. Eeek. Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) ... J. Kueng and Tou Thao are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter. “There isn't enough for all of you.”. For Asian Americans to avoid the discussion on race would bring dangerous results, Lakshmi Sridaran, the executive director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, explained. Simpson trial, where attorneys, the judge and witnesses were criticized for apparently performing for the camera. I think that that's really important for us to acknowledge that.”. Prosecutor Matthew Frank wrote in July that the state was concerned that live audio and visual coverage “may create more problems than they will solve.” Among them, Frank wrote, broadcast coverage of the trial could alter the way lawyers present evidence, force participants to endure even more media scrutiny or intimidate witnesses. They have asked Cahill to grant camera access regardless of whether prosecutors agree. “If people see how the trial is proceeding, they have less reason to take the matter into their own hands,” she said. “The insinuation was that hard work along with unwavering faith in the government and liberal democracy as opposed to political protest were the keys to overcoming racial barriers as well as achieving full citizenship,” Wu wrote. Compliance with, rather than opposition to, the state would bring rewards, the politicians hoped to show. After the war, there was a nationwide push for fair employment practices legislation, which eventually paved the way for the rise of affirmative action in the 1960s, Wu said. Other advocates admitted that anti-blackness is a necessary but uncomfortable topic for many in the community to crack open. Even now, she said she’s received abusive comments and criticisms from some members of her community for standing with the black community. Kabzuag Vaj, founder of Freedom Inc., a nonprofit that aims to end violence toward minorities, women and the LGBTQ community, underscored the importance of acknowledging that while Asian Americans deal with their own forms of oppression, it is incomparable to what the black community confronts. In addition to providing some historical perspective, Wu said Asian Americans can remind their own communities that many privileges they take part in came as a result of black civil rights movements. Vaj, who comes from a refugee family herself, said she can look back to her own people’s journey in the U.S. as evidence. The other office identified in the video is Tou Thao. And this is what this country is built on,” Vaj explained. One of the officers involved, Tou Thao, is Hmong. Conversely, the #Asians4BlackLives movement from the Bay Area stood in solidarity with Black lives that same year. They are getting worse, not better. The men who where interacting physically and murdered the man should be punished most severely. Tensions between the black and the Asian communities have long existed. Other states have chosen to do that during the pandemic. All four men want the trial moved out of Minneapolis because of pretrial publicity. “When aggregated data lump our unique stories into the false myth of one thriving model minority, the lived experiences of entire communities are rendered invisible,” Dinh said. But Wu explained that as time went on, white supremacy took on other forms. There was an issue a few months ago because the Minneapolis police killed a Hmong man. Particularly as the community observes the rise in anti-Asian hate violence and racism amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they must interrogate their own reliance and trust in law enforcement. While members of all races and nationalities are welcome, our purpose is to foster a sense of community among Asian Americans and their respective counterparts in the Asian diaspora. “These gains, however, have come at a cost: complicity with white supremacy.”. He went through the academy in 2009. Thao is not innocent, but let's not start grouping him in with the actual murderers. And in 2015, a 57-year-old Indian grandfather, Sureshbhai Patel, was slammed to the ground and left partially paralyzed by a police officer in Alabama, Eric Parker, during a visit to his son’s family. Press J to jump to the feed. Most of the concerns, she said, stemmed from the 1995 O.J. Upon news of … Tou Thao didn't even touch the man who was murdered. “If we recuse ourselves from these discussions, then we further entrench ourselves in white supremacy and continue to endanger other communities of color.”. As Wu mentions in her book, politicians weaponized Japanese American “success stories” after World War II as a tactic in reframing Japanese American incarceration and weakening the civil rights movement. ... 2020, shows from left, former Minneapolis police officers Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao… A report published by the center showed that Hmong Americans have public health insurance enrollment rates similar to black Americans, at 39 percent and 38 percent, respectively. If people can see how the judge handles a trial, how evidence is presented and hear witnesses for themselves, it can increase their confidence in the judicial system. She knows from experience that though many stereotype older Asian American generations as resistant to change or as being not receptive to uncomfortable truths, she knows differently. She mentioned that her organization provides services to those who have experienced sexual assault and domestic violence, including many elders. “By the 1970s, the federal government widened the scope of affirmative action and related minority rights efforts to include Asian Americans, leading to greater employment opportunities for them across different sectors,” she said. Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter. Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Reddit Pinterest. According to the lawsuit, Ferguson and a woman who was eight months pregnant were walking home when Thao and Thunder stopped and searched them without cause. The former officers have consented to cameras, but prosecutors have resisted, saying they may revisit the issue as the trial nears. In the 1960s, white liberals wielded the model minority stereotype to stifle black social movements, using Asian Americans as “proof” of meritocracy and equal opportunity for people of color. He was laid off for two years and returned to the department in 2012. There has been marked support from many Asian Americans for the black community during this time, many experts noted, particularly after tragedies such as Floyd’s death. “It’s frankly time for us to move into the 21st century,” Kirtley said. More posts from the asianamerican community. Ellen Wu, a historian and the author of “The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority,” echeod Vaj, noting that white supremacy has historically fed on the exploitation and destruction of the black community. Other historic movements, including the farmworkers movement in the 1960s, led in part by Filipino farmworkers like Larry Itliong who, with Latinx workers, organized the historic Delano Grape Strike. Darnella Frazier / via Facebook. Note that last year the Minneopolis police killed more people than they have since 2000 (deaths from "encounters" with LEOs). They rallied around Liang, describing him as a scapegoat by prosecutors instead of demanding justice for Gurley and others who faced police brutality, Wu said. Divisions between immigrant Korean business owners and their black customers widened. He was wrong not to intervene, full stop. It’s unclear when that ruling will come. Supporters of audio and visual coverage say the high-profile nature of Floyd’s death, the outrage that led to worldwide protests, and courtroom restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic make this the right time and case to allow cameras in court.