Donnie Chin’s tragic death unites International District-Chinatown.
“Donnie Chin is our dragon,” said Dean Wong at Chin’s candlelight vigil at the Hing Hay Park this past weekend.
In Chinese culture, the dragon symbolizes excellence, boldness, perseverance, power, heroism and nobility.
Chin’s death has transformed the Chinatown-International District overnight — bringing a protest, two community meetings demanding answers and justice from city officials, a vigil with more than 700 people at Hing Hay Park, and much more resounding aftermath.
Chin was a figurehead for the International District Emergency Center (IDEC), founded with Wong. Chin was fatally shot on July 23.