37 10 805 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/ee497284e9ef241d58dd8ae4b3411bee.jpg 986f6c6d4d591ed451dc93952b5c7f46 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 Police and Protestors Description An account of the resource A group of police offers stand next to a group of protestors at a rally against police brutality. A long-haired protestor wears an orange vest that says "Justice." 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 Jubilee Marshall 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 Photography Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CAAAV_1224 Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Demonstration Police Brutality https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/4eb4f546d8def0debacd5b8e67dd0fb1.jpg 2fdf35c97ab62dd3dcd385c7807ebd70 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 Protest Signs Description An account of the resource A pile of protest signs. One sign reads "Not another racist killing." 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 Jubilee Marshall 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_1227 Police Brutality https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/aef35e77567b87cac91aae34620d1ddf.jpg 38ddda0c9feee403252a01fc8b5d14be Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. 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Title A name given to the resource Protesting INS detention center in Queens Description An account of the resource On July 27, 1999, inmates at Wackenhut Immigration Detention Center in Queens went on a hunger strike, demanding the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) review pending parole for political asylum cases and improve the conditions in the facility.[1] Detentions at INS facilities ranged from two weeks to over two years, and detainees could be thrown into solitary confinement, treated as cheap labor, and given limited access to representation; all done to individuals fleeing violence and danger, looking for asylum in the U.S.A.[2] Writing in the Fall of 1999, CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities asserted "the immigrant poor in the U.S. can expect no better treatment than the most dangerous and recalcitrant criminals."[3] On August 1st, 1999 CAAAV protesters stood outside the Wackenhut Prison in Queens, NY (now the Queens Detention Facility) located just outside the JFK Airport, in a small strip of warehouses between the airport and the Belt Parkway; two major thoroughfares of travel in stark contrast to the prison. Holding signs with clear demands, CAAAV members stood in solidarity with those held behind bars and demanded the release of asylum seekers kept at the Wackenhut prison; a private, for profit prison run by the Wackenhut Corporation. CAAAV was protesting treatment inside the prison, the human rights abuses inflicted upon those held by INS, and demanding a repeal of the 1996 Immigration Act.[4] Emmy Kutesa, a Ugandan asylum seeker who arrived on March 6th 1998, was a participant of the hunger strike.[5] His case brought the plight of asylum seekers at INS facilities to the attention of CAAAV. Kutesa was fleeing Uganda after being tortured and hunted; he feared being sent back to Rwanda because he knew it meant death. Making his way to the United States of America, he arrived at JFK asking for asylum and was immediately sent to Wackenhut Prison.[6] Finding solidarity in his struggle, and the wave of anti-immigration sentiment, CAAAV joined with other grassroots organizations such as the Latino Workers Center, National Korean Service & Education Consortium, Nodutdol for Korean Community, and the Coalition for Human Rights of Immigrants to protest the treatment of Kutesa and others imprisoned in terrible conditions after seeking asylum.[7] Organizers said, "under a wave of reactionary legislation which combines 'tough-on-crime' ideology with anti-immigrant nationalism, the civil and human rights of Third World immigrants are being eroded."[8] CAAAV members were empathetic to the criminalization of 20th century immigrants of color and their deplorable treatment by INS; Asian immigrants throughout the 19th and 20th centuries were criminalized for their mere existence and detained as well. CAAAV organizers saw the prison industrial complex rising in the last half of the 20th century as America's latest war against the poor and people of color. They acknowledged the target of the prison industrial complex was mostly Black and Latino communities, but recognized that Asian communities were not exempt from this violence. Organizers saw a deep overlap between police violence, anti-immigration rhetoric, and the prison industrial complex.[9] CAAAV asserted "we must come to understand how the struggle of the new immigrant laborer is simultaneously the struggle of the prisoner, how the welfare recipient has a stake in the liberation of the working poor immigrant; and how exclusive targeting of either state institutions or the private sector is no longer adequate."[10] Kutesa was released from Wackenhut in October 1999, after spending almost two years detained in Queens.[11] In 2004, the Wackenhut Corrections Corporation changed its name to the GEO Group, Inc. and as of March 2021, still runs the Queens Detention Facility.[12] It is currently being investigated by the New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) for potentially inadequate Covid-19 protections for prisoners.[13] Notes [1][2][4][9]“Asian Communities - Policing and Prisons” The CAAAV Voice 10, no. 3 (Fall 1999): 3-6. https://caaav.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Voice_Fall_1999.pdf [3]“Asian Communities - Policing and Prisons” The CAAAV Voice 10, no. 3 (Fall 1999): 4. [5][7] Solomon, Alisa. “Wackenhut Detention Ordeal.” The Village Voice. August 31, 1999. https://www.villagevoice.com/1999/08/31/wackenhut-detention-ordeal/ [6][11] Dow, Mark. American Gulag: Inside U.S. Immigration Prisons. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2004. 120-135. [8] “Asian Communities - Policing and Prisons” The CAAAV Voice 10, no. 3 (Fall 1999): 4. [10] “Asian Communities - Policing and Prisons” The CAAAV Voice 10, no. 3 (Fall 1999): 5. [12] “GEO Group.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 12, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEO_Group. [13]“AG James Takes Action to Force For-Profit Queens Detention Facility to Comply with Ongoing Investigation into Insufficient COVID-19 Protocols.” Press Release, December 15, 2020. New York State Office. https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2020/ag-james-takes-action-force-profit-queens-detention-facility-comply-ongoing. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1, 1999 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Laura Juliano 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_1322 Demonstration Immigration Solidarity Work https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/6aef36cc9114c9c471e04a6a905962d5.jpg 1b482b7aa69732f889977551de90d309 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 Protestors in Orange Description An account of the resource A group of protestors listen to a speaker. Many are wearing orange vests. A visible sign reads "A badge does not justify murder." 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 Jubilee Marshall 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_1228 Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Demonstration Police Brutality https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/e3a7712a26f35469d9dbe6cd26e17c78.jpg 71c6e8e80a82fd24db70e6f18a3f6470 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 Protesting INS detention center in Queens Description An account of the resource Group of activists standing together, holding signs against the INS' detainment of immigrants at Wackenhut Prison in Queens. Signs read: "Freedom for Wackenhut's Detainees," "Freedom for INS Detainees," "Punished for Demanding Freedom," and "Repeal the 1996 Immigration Law." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1996-2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Will Brown 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_1321 Demonstration Immigration https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/7eea8a6b010415b132f99365eed3d20a.jpg d96628ff044f4412d7311271e5460947 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 Poster for Yong Xin Huang Description An account of the resource A poster against a red backdrop reads "Yong Xin Huang, 16 years old, murdered by NYPD police officer Steven Mizrahi, March 24, 1995, Brooklyn NYC." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1995 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jubilee Marshall, Julia Gatenio 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_1232 Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Police Brutality Yong Xin Huang https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/143e38859e6dd57beb9977acd5360434.jpg 006d708ee9a620f36e34b8512edf242b 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 Young Man Giving Speech Description An account of the resource Young man of Asian ancestry stands with a microphone in one hand and a paper in the other, delivering a speech. Audience is not pictured. 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 Hannah Berman 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_1071 Youth Leadership Project https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/499b5a43c41dc72a1cc40dbd5a91bc96.jpg c543de1a618ee86bcc32cc41eddcce36 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 Two women give speech Description An account of the resource Two women stand at a microphone. Person on right holds and paper and speaks, both are wearing black and the event appears to take place at night. 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 Will Brown 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_1318 Event https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/77378f1a4a48e056dd5b04697a2461bf.jpg 24dd4fec6826be1c980964f60bcb8081 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 Group drumming performance Description An account of the resource Large group performs music on various percussion instruments, ensemble is costumed and people dance in foreground of photo. Another crowd stands in the background and watches the performance. 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 Will Brown 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_1301 Dance music performance https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/445db307376497da1ef76deca87cef78.jpg f8fe15edbe032b17f0e9a64a034e98f2 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 Girl and Boy Giving a Joint Speech Description An account of the resource A girl and boy of unknown ethnicities conduct a presentation together to an audience out of frame. The girl is speaking into a microphone and holding a paper, while the boy is looking over a paper in his hand. 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 Hannah Berman 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_1058 Youth Leadership Project