2 10 805 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/2a72b9477bc4784136d1c034b800aa62.jpg 254887280d6bd2bda418856e3eaee241 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "For Rent" signs on a building in Chinatown (New York City) Description An account of the resource Five "For Rent" signs are fixed to a building in Chinatown (Manhattan). The signs partially obscure tenants' windows. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource undated Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Helen Stec Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CAAAV_1908 Chinatown Chinatown Tenants Union Tenant Advocacy https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/2e53e7c62ef536edf2f19233a9dd5439.mp4 9e0aa18069a3bb30aa03c27b4de07e3a https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/446df3edf88e88dee310808e7fcc8547.mp4 4d2b7206a28dd991d10b99abb2cbf3f1 Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 15:00 14:23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Good to go" Interview - Mele Description An account of the resource Footage of interview conducted in Spanish with Mele. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CAAAV Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/5/95 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rachel Kuo, Aliza Hornblass Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AV3_18_P1 AV3_18_P2 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/1091f2b91fa443acb911534991ed9fbd.jpg c2b3bcafc83a7a430096b5c7d9fadd24 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Justice" Vest Description An account of the resource A person wearing a “Justice” vest standing next to three police officers at a rally. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource undated Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nicole Font Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CAAAV_1331 Demonstration https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/30a47ce5d29b15c74184c76b914dc34f.jpg a6d0ba91e1c2a4a51f00a5a8e4ac8319 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Not your Target!" – Protestors at a demonstration for Saleem Osman Description An account of the resource A protestor holds a sign resembling both a bullseye and an eye. Another protestor, also holding a sign, stands behind them. This photo was taken during the May 27, 1994 march from Police Plaza to Central Booking in support of Saleem Osman and against police brutality. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 27, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by Stacey Chiu Cataloged by Vivian Lanini Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo209 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Photographed by Betsy Ho Demonstration Police Brutality Saleem Osman https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/02d07c455caf3498e20b80c3e6eb0862.jpg 1eb3dda9da66210d65d78557e7a1f1af Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Racism Is Used To Divide the People of Color!" at <em>Rising Sun&nbsp;</em>protest Description An account of the resource During a demonstration against the film <em>Rising Sun</em> in Times Square, a Black man holds a sign that reads, "Racism Is Used To Divide the People of Color!" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 30, 1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Beau Lancaster, Allegra Favila Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CAAAV_1528 "Rising Sun" Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Solidarity Work https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/59e971e0b5f651cf0c3186fb762dc360.jpg b8918f95cc91ea69e719e3290867b126 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Racism is used to divide the people of color!" sign at <em>Rising Sun</em> protest in Times Square Description An account of the resource A man holds a sign with the words "Racism is used to divide the people of color!" in the foreground of photo. United Artists Theater is visible in the background.<br /><br />CAAAV, along with dozens of other Asian American organizations across the country, organized demonstrations against the 1993 film <em>Rising Sun</em> for its xenophobic message and racist stereotypes. This protest was held in Times Square at the opening of <em>Rising Sun</em>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 30, 1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by Frank Chiang and Van Anh Tran Uploaded by Serena Yang Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo057 Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Demonstration https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/ca03e946fdf009a4dc2229e779f55e73.jpg 062e06d38156604337aa0116b75d7d99 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Remember" Yong Xin Huang Posters Description An account of the resource This photograph dated July, 1995 was taken at the memorial service of 16-year-old Yong Xin Huang at PS 124 in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Huang’s middle school portrait can be seen in a black frame bordered with purple flowers. The line “WE SHALL NEVER FORGET” is partially covered by a white sign that reads “Remember” written in black marker. The service was held a day before Huang’s would be 17th birthday.1 On the morning of March 24, 1995 in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Huang was playing with a pellet gun in the backyard of a friend’s home when a neighbor called the police. Officer Steven Mizrahi arrived on the scene and struggled to decipher whether or not the pellet gun was a real weapon. According to police spokesperson, Doram Tamari, the two then “engaged in a struggle” and a round from Mizrahi’s Glock 9mm “discharged from the officer’s gun” leaving Huang fatally wounded from a gunshot to the head.2 Huang’s friends later testified that Huang was not resisting and in fact had his hands on a wall, but police claimed that Huang attempted to fight back resulting in an accidental discharge of Mizrahi’s gun.3 The City Medical Examiner's Office refused to release their autopsy report, but an independent autopsy revealed that Huang had suffered injuries to the face and been shot from point blank range. Yet, Charles Hynes, the Brooklyn District Attorney at the time, determined to not charge Mizrahi, sparking CAAAV to protest alongside Huang’s family against police brutality.4 On April 25th, one month after Yong Xin Huang’s death, thousands of protesters organized in downtown Manhattan to demand an end to police brutality and the city’s increasing presence of government-sanctioned law enforcement. Huang’s mother was soon joined by Black, Latinx and fellow Asian American families who too were protesting the painful feeling of having lost a loved one in the hands of law enforcement.5 Although the death of Yong Xin Huang brought division between minorities and the police, it ignited a shared pain among families who lost loved ones due to racially motivated police brutality. Bibliography: 1 Centro Archive, CUNY Hunter College, Accessed March 28, 2021. https://centroca.hunter.cuny.edu/Detail/objects/18460 2 Hevesi, Dennis. “Boy, 16, With Pellet Gun Is Killed by Officer.” The New York Times, 25 Mar. 1995. 3 Fuchs, Chris. “Two Decades After Cop Shot Her Brother Qing Lan Huang Speaks Up for Akai Gurley”, April 2016. Retrieved from https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/two-decades-after-cop-shot-her-brother-qing-lan-huang -n554146 4 Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence, “Cop Bullet Ends Teens Life” CAAAV Voice newsletter, Spring 1995, 7. 5 Truong, From State-Sanctioned Removal to the Right to the City: The Policing of Asian Immigrants in Southern Brooklyn, 1987–1995,” 77. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Harrison Vijay Tsui This post was completed as coursework for “Bitter Melon: Race, Foodways, and Urbanisms of Asian America” at New York University, taught by Minju Bae. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo494 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 1995 Police Brutality Yong Xin Huang https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/d07117ea65191375199b0823c9350e47.jpg 8bf557cc7831dcbbc3ee2e13818fa8c3 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Rising Sun" Demonstration Description An account of the resource Following the release of the film Rising Sun on July 30, 1993, members of the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV), along with members of numerous other activist organizations such as the New York Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans, took part in a protest in front of the Criterion Theater in Times Square. The film is based off of Michael Crichton’s book of the same name which centers on the murder of a white woman discovered in the conference room of a major Japanese business in Los Angeles.[1] Over one hundred protesters joined together to teach moviegoers about the potential of racist, in this case anti-Asian, stereotypes to trigger violence. The majority of the Japanese male characters in the film, which starred Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes, were depicted as “venal and sexually deviant foreigners bent on taking over American institutions.”[2] In his criticism of the film, Joshua S. Mostow asserts that this serves as a means “to exorcise the” supposed “threat to American power, both sexual and commercial, and to reestablish white male hegemony.”[3] CAAAV volunteers protested the fact that the media and entertainment industry are largely responsible for maintaining and perpetuating harmful Asian stereotypes. This particular protest was planned and led by Jonathon Sung Bidol, Ginny Moon, and Julia Wang, interns in the organizations’ Youth Leadership .[4] Although the protest was organized by youth volunteers, people of all ages are present in the photographs from that day. One image in particular, item 1044, shows four large banners being held by a group of protestors.[5] While the writing on some of the banners is hard to make out, one woman holds a sign that reads “Protocols of Zion Anti-Asian Style,” linking the film’s negative portrayal of Asian people to an established Anti-Semitic trope. This woman can be seen in several other photographs including items 1302, 968, and 1104. In numerous other images including item 949, a youth activist holds a large red drum, asserting his heritage proudly as he marches down Times Square.[6] Anti-Asian representations and violence have occurred throughout American history, even before a significant number of people began immigrating to the United States from Asian countries. Unlike other immigrant groups who are able to acquire American national identities, thereby protecting them from violence and exclusion, Asian Americans have remained separate.[7] The correlation between “selective economic scapegoating and racism” is a theme that CAAAV has highlighted and endeavored to combat since its inception in 1986. Even before Rising Sun was released, CAAAV’s newsletter was reporting a rise in “Japan-bashing.”[8] In the case of Japanese Americans, there is a hostility that extends back to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. However, anti-Japanese attitudes have morphed into general anti-Asian attitudes because “Asians are perceived to ‘all look alike.’”[9] Indeed CAAAV was founded in the wake of the murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American mistaken for a Japanese.[10] The omnipresence of these “anti-immigrant sentiments” have for so long served as a cover for racism.[11] Debunking such adverse characterizations is an important step in achieving equality for and stamping out violence towards Asian Americans. Notes [1] “Japan-bashing making mileage,” The CAAAV Voice 1, no. 4 (Spring 1992): 3, https://caaav.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Voice_Spring_1992.pdf. [2] Rising Sun! Raising Hate!” The CAAAV Voice 5, no. 2 (Fall 1993): 3, https://caaav.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Voice_Fall_1993.pdf. [3] Joshua S. Mostow, “Rising Son: Race, Women, and Exchange in the Film Rising Sun,” U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal. English Supplement, no. 16 (1999): 90, https://www.jstor.org/stable/42772141. [4] “Rising Sun! Raising Hate!” [5] “The Protocols of Zion Anti-Asian Style ,” CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Digital Archive, accessed March 31, 2021, http://maggie.hosting.nyu.edu/caaav/admin/items/show/1044; “Woman Holding Sign at Joint AAALDEF/CAAAV Protest in Times Square,” CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Digital Archive, accessed March 31, 2021, http://maggie.hosting.nyu.edu/caaav/admin/items/show/1302; “A Protest Against Anti-Asian Sentiments ,” CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Digital Archive, accessed March 31, 2021, http://maggie.hosting.nyu.edu/caaav/admin/items/show/968; “Demonstration Against Anti-Asian Violence,” CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Digital Archive, accessed March 31, 2021, http://maggie.hosting.nyu.edu/caaav/admin/items/show/1104. [6] “Interracial Demonstration Against Racism and Anti-Asian Sentiments,” CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Digital Archive, accessed April 1, 2021, http://maggie.hosting.nyu.edu/caaav/admin/items/show/949. [7] Vivian Wong, Tom Ikeda, Ellen-Rae Cachola, and Florante Peter Ibanez, “Archives (Re)Imagined Elsewhere: Asian American Community-based Archival Organizations,” in [Through the] Archival Looking Glass: A Reader on Diversity and Inclusion, ed. Mary A. Caldera and Kathryn M. Neal (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2014, 113; Vivian Truong, “From State-Sanctioned Removal to the Right to the City: The Policing of Asian Immigrants in Southern Brooklyn, 1987-1995, Journal of Asian American Studies 23, no. 1 (February 2020): 61-92. [8] “Remember Pearl Harbor!” The CAAAV Voice 3, no. 1 (Fall 1991): 3, https://caaav.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Voice_Fall_1991.pdf. [9] “Japan-bashing making mileage.” [10] “About Us,” CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities, accessed March 31, 2021, https://caaav.org/about-us; “History of CAAAV,” CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities, accessed March 31, 2021, https://caaav.org/about-us/history-of-caaav; “Japan-bashing making mileage.” [11] “Rising Sun! Raising Hate!” Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Julia Gatenio This post was completed as coursework for HIST-GA 3901 Community Archives, taught by Maggie Schreiner, in the Archives and Public History MA program at New York University. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CAAAV_1574 "Rising Sun" Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Demonstration Racial Justice Committee Solidarity Work Youth Leadership Project https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/61acce164b86e49b4ed4ee2bf9f10d4a.jpg 18867201941df9778c6c20bec43d1144 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "STOP COMPROMISING OUR LAND" banner at the Philippine Independence Day Parade Description An account of the resource A banner that reads, "STOP COMPROMISING OUR LANDS" laying on a street. The square-shaped banner is made of netting and has paper cut-outs of fish attached to it. The banner was displayed by marchers at the 1999 Philippine Independence Day Parade. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 6, 1999 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitzed by: Van Anh Tran Cataloged by: Katelyn Landry Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo247 Demonstration Parade https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/0b1ea1ede393dbb88e27ab5e899bbdbb.jpg ed4bc9aee35942254854958615da76e6 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Stop Modern Day Slavery!" Description An account of the resource Three women standing outside, possibly at a protest. Two of them are holding signs which read (from left to right): “Stop Modern Day Slavery! We Are Watching You. ANDOLAN Organizing South Asian Workers” and “Mr. Bhatia, Shame on you!” Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource undated Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nicole Font Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CAAAV_1426 Demonstration Solidarity Work