Vol. 71/No. 37      October 8, 2007

John Haley, a self-described skinhead, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery. According to Myron Dean Quon, legal director of the Asian American Institute, “three different men who appeared to be Asian were attacked. The first was shoved into the water on July 31, and John Haley has been charged with aggravated battery for this crime.” Quon said that “just hours before he murdered Du Doan, John Haley attempted to push another Asian man into Lake Michigan.”

The vigil, held not far from the site of Doan’s murder, was initiated by the Asian American Institute in Chicago and cosponsored by 30 community organizations.

“Clearly Du Doan’s race was a factor,” said Quon at the vigil, “and not calling this a hate crime could make people think there is no such thing as discrimination against Asians in Chicago and that just isn’t true.”  
 
 
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