The Anti-Racist Community Network (ARCN) presents:

Power of Visibility: Uncovering Asian American Experiences 
in the Criminal Legal System

with Justin Chan



Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 7:00-8:30pm ET / 5:00-6:30pm PT

For decades, the "model minority" myth has sanitized the Asian American experience, celebrating success while ignoring systemic struggle. This blind spot is devastatingly real for those caught in our criminal legal systems, which have historically targeted Asian Americans and continue to do so at alarming rates today. In practice, this bias manifests in critical, unaddressed gaps — from severe language barriers to a lack of culturally responsive reentry support. Join Justin Chan, editorial director at the Innocence Project, as he exposes how harmful narratives have masked deep-seated injustice and hindered meaningful reform for justice-impacted Asian Americans.

Meet our facilitator:

Justin Chan is the editorial director at the Innocence Project, where he leads impactful storytelling to elevate advocacy and policy reform around wrongful convictions. He previously spent more than a decade covering issues impacting underrepresented communities, writing for Law.com, Complex, Mic, Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, and Yahoo. He holds a master's degree in magazine journalism from Columbia Journalism School and a bachelor's degree in political science and English from Macaulay Honors College. During his spare time, he writes on Unhyphenated, a Substack exploring Asian American identity, culture, and the ongoing fight against otherness. 

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