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  • Collection: CAAAV Videos

TV segments covering both CAAAV's preparations for a protest outside the US Attorney's office to demand a federal investigation into the
killing of Yong Xin Huang at the hands of an NYPD officer, since a city grand jury had refused to indict him,…

TV segments covering the backlash against police and the city of New York, led by CAAAV, in the aftermath of Yong Xin Huang's death at the hands of a police officer and a grand jury's refusal to indict him.

Interviews with people of color from all walks of life discussing the presence of the processed meat SPAM in their lives and cultures. In Asian and the Pacific Islands, SPAM, as an American food, is a delicacy and a status symbol, a fact that,…

Footage of sitdown interview with two women, Christina and Lynne, about their experiences with SPAM while each grew up in the Philippines and Hawaii.

On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a community organizer and CAAAV advocate, was beaten and arrested by two plainclothes police officers after attempting to settle a conflict between a white truck driver and a Pakistani cab driver. CAAAV immediately…

Footage shot for DCTV's documentary, Canal Street: First Stop in America

Footage of speakers from a rally organized by CAAAV with other racial justice organizations. Speakers include family members of people killed by police and staff of the participating racial justice organizations. There is also footage of the…

In a documentary-style video, the Chinese Staff and Workers' Association (CSWA) showcases striking Asian workers at the Silver Palace Restaurant in Chinatown. The workers organized into a union, but those who had joined were fired and it was not…

TV segment about a multi-issue protest in which CAAAV took part. The protest blocked multiple bridges and was against increases in tuition at state universities, cuts to health care, and police brutality.

Footage of interview conducted in Spanish with Jorge and in English with Juan, who works as an organizer at Latino Workers Center. He explains that Taste Bud food delivery workers were being mistreated, being given no rights, inhumane working…
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