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Asian Americans and U.S. Law (Tanaka)

Recommended: How Los Angeles Covered Up the Massacre of 17 Chinese (March 10, 2011)

Johnson, John, LA Weekly

Consider the larger context of the events that gave rise to the damage action in Wing Chung and contrast the facts of the "story" with the facts presented in the case. Does this affect your analysis of the disposition of the civil action? How would you as a lawyer for the plaintiffs attempt to frame the case against the city of Los Angeles?   

If you choose to read this recounting of the event of the Los Angeles massacre, consider whether the tone of the article treats the subject matter and victims with adequate respect. Is the tone merely a byproduct of the modern true crime era? 

How Los Angeles Covered Up the Massacre of 17 Chinese - LA Weekly