Famous Law Professor Gabriel "Jack" Chin has debated against SB 1070 in 70 Forums and now he flees Arizona because of the Racism and Bigotry. He will teach at the University of California at Davis - Unforgettable and Odd Character

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He does not want want to raise his two daughters ( 10 and 13 ) in the Racist Environment of Arizona - Chin is a lanky 6-footer who sometimes wears a New York Yankees bandana, will go without shaving for several days, dress like a hobo.

This is another form of Anti-Arizona Boycott, losing the Great Professors, while California benefits of having new Great Scholars.

The Sacramento Bee
Immigration expert fed up with Arizona, comes to UC Davis
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By Stephen Magagnini
Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011


Immigration expert fed up with Arizona, comes to UC Davis


Some excerpts :

During his eight years in Arizona, "it seems there's been a steady flow of anti- immigrant sentiment that's inextricably tied to their race," said Chin, who said he has debated or discussed SB 1070 in public forums 70 times.

"The Arizona Legislature's passed laws that I see as harsh, cruel and inhumane, and it seems unlikely it's going to stop in the next decade," said Chin, adding that he and his wife didn't want to raise their two daughters – Becca, 10 and Sarah, 13 – in Arizona's current political climate.

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Discrimination against immigrants of color is something Chin, 47, takes personally. He traces his roots back to Chinese immigrants who came to California during the Gold Rush and helped build the transcontinental railroad.

His father, Frank Chin, is a pioneering Asian American playwright and activist in Los Angeles, who grew up in Placerville and Oakland.

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Chin, a lanky 6-footer who sometimes wears a New York Yankees bandana, will go without shaving for several days, dress like a hobo and invite his students to a parking lot, where he's secretly arranged for local police to interrogate him.

"I want to show the students what really goes on when the police encounter a suspect in the field, what it's like to be stopped, what it's like to be frisked and what's at stake on both sides," Chin said. "I cuss out the police and try to provoke them."

He and his wife Sue Emam, a teacher and social worker, have moved to the Wild Horse subdivision in Davis. The family is still shellshocked by the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others outside a Tucson supermarket not far from the Chins' home. Six people died in the January shooting, including a federal judge. The suspect has not given police a motive.

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Chin acknowledges the mounting frustration in Arizona and the nation as people lose jobs and schools lose funding. "But not spending the rest of our lives in a state where the No. 1 policy is culture war makes sense for us," he said.

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