

From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry
The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement
Author: Paula Yoo
Narrator: Catherine Ho
Unabridged: 7 hr 36 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 04/20/2021
Synopsis
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.