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Killing of Vincent Chin - Wikipedia

Why have you chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to read about the killing of Vincent Chin because Professor Lu mentioned it in class. Additionally, I wanted to read it as I've never heard about the killing of Vincent Chin. I felt distraught and angry after reading the article. I can't believe that the killers of Vincent Chin never spent a day in jail. Furthermore, on the first ruling, they were let scoot free with only a 3,000 dollar fine. This matters as it shows the injustice in the US justice system. More importantly, many of the sentiments during the killing of Vincent Chin resemble sentiments today. Vincent Chin was killed because of his supposed Japanese ethnicity, which made him an enemy of unemployed auto-industry workers. Similarly, many Americans despise Chinese Americans because of the rise of China's global power and competitiveness. Overall, I felt like the article was well written. It clearly summarized the overall events, the progression of cases, and the impact the killing and subsequent rulings had on Asian American communities.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead section for this article is fantastic. It accurately defines the topic and gives the general details for the events and subsequent court rulings. The introductory sentence concisely describes the topic of the article. More importantly, the structure of the lead sections follows the later structure of the article as it goes from conflict, first court ruling, eventual court ruling, and impact of the event.

The content of the article is also great. It does its best to address the topic in a neutral view. For example, the title used to murder of Vincent Chin. However, after detailed discussion, the editors changed the title to murder as murder is only used to describe convicted trial results. Additionally, the article does its best to illustrate why the judge came to the conclusion for such a light sentence.

Overall, the status of the article is extremely strong. It addresses all important facts of the case. Despite the sensitivity of the topic, the article addresses most perspectives and shows the significance of the event and subsequent rulings.