38 10 805 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/ee1649b4b199838970092a3ab9896bd7.jpg b8afcaaa22e0cf2ac6edb702c064b678 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 Brutality Protest Description An account of the resource Lower Manhattan, anti police brutality protest during the early 2000s. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 2000 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Beau Lancaster 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_1460 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/fbcbb4f93bf08a34075e500bf7503e21.jpg 483f2578860753af749cc0be5dc2f880 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 Color Photograph: Pro Democracy Panel Description An account of the resource Panelists Yin and Maguigan spoke at a forum on community organizing efforts. 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 Beau Lancaster 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_1491 Chinatown Chinatown Justice Project Chinatown Tenants Union https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/3580b786b9bb4d548c1c9eaf3f7984b8.jpg 8ea3f4e7c1ea07fb471703eb33f51685 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 Youth take action in Time Square late 1990's Description An account of the resource Youth protesting in Time Square in the late 1990's for racial and economic equality. 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 Beau Lancaster 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_1540 Demonstration Racial Justice Committee Youth Leadership Project https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/15c9c148f9ff87267f929a774de733fd.jpg d32895a5b4900b0016864b175c269b54 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 Mark Wahlberg Racist Cutout Description An account of the resource Mark Wahlberg, one of the most well-known American movie stars, is a racist. In 1986, he harassed a group of African and Asian American teenagers. In 1988, he attacked two Vietnamese Americans, including Johnny Trinh, an army veteran[1]. Wahlberg was convicted for the latter and only served 45 days in jail. By 1993, Mark Wahlberg was establishing his career in Hollywood as a serious actor and sex symbol. Calvin Klein advertisement had him in his underwear while grabbing his crotch with an animalistic suggestive look into the camera[2]. A giant billboard of him was placed in the middle of Time Square. Mark Wahlberg's media reinvention occurred when a rise in Asian American hate crimes across the United States. As Historian Erika Lee writes about in The Making of Asian America, while the media discourse about Asian American identity is often rooted in changing social and political factors, it is the international context which can shape identities[3]. Popular films such as "Rising Sun" and "Falling Down" normalized images of violence against Asian Americans. Negative portrayals of East Asian Americans have a long history in Western culture[4]. For instance, the Spring 1993 issue of CAAAV writes about the meaning of "Oriental" and "Orientalism" in Western culture. "Oriental" conjures images of mystery, exoticism, inscrutability, inferiority, weirdness, and strangeness. This dehumanization made it acceptable for Western powers to dominate Asian countries during imperialism to build their wealth. The same connection was being made with Hollywood films using violence of Asian Americans for profit. CAAAV made the same connection with Mark Wahlberg's career and his history of hate crimes against African and Asian Americans[5]. Mark Wahlberg, a Hollywood star, should not be allowed to reinvent his career without acknowledging his past. CAAAV stickered the city with "Marky Mark: Convicted Racist" and organized a press conference in Time Square. The event forced a public apology from Mark Wahlberg and helped shine a spotlight on Asian American hate crimes[6]. Today, the Asian American community is experiencing a rise in hate crimes not seen since the early 1990s. The recent rise of hate crimes resulted from the Trump era politics[7], Covid -19 pandemic and its racist association with Asian Americans. Covid-19 became known as "The China Virus" and "Kung Flu Virus." for geopolitical purposes. The association of language to scapegoat the Asian American community is similar to the terms written earlier: mystery, exoticism, inscrutability, inferiority, weirdness, and strangeness. Just as Mark Wahlberg did not want the label of "convicted racist" to go along with his sex symbol status, America doesn't want to be labeled the same as a racist country. The importance of CAAAV archives is bringing awareness to such matters. Notes [1] Voice_Spring_1993_page 2 [2] Ibid. Page 7 [3] Lee, Erika, The Making of Asian America: A History(New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2015), page 381 [4] Ibid. Page 278 [5] Voice_Spring_1993_page 3 [6] Ibid. page 4 [7] Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning (New York, Random House, 2020) page 23, page 78. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Beau Lancaster 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_1879 Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Demonstration Immigration https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/af93a2a1588c21e02911721b427daef6.jpg 35461c40cfc5546b22d0b27a2c6fedb5 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 for better Asian American representation in the film industry Description An account of the resource Protest against lack of positive Asian American figures in mainstream media. Asian Americans are often only cast in stereotypical roles 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 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_1579 "Rising Sun" Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Demonstration https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/b7b4c192e25977e8fefd4269d16ebf38.jpg ada33f1fcd4b6820375c4fa984c1a7f1 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 Seminar on organizing community power Description An account of the resource CAAAV meeting on organizing community power in the community for better services in Chinatown. 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 Beau Lancaster 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_1493 Chinatown Chinatown Justice Project Chinatown Tenants Union https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/7d9d786918e7f18dc2c6d907bc05733b.jpg 0238c363b4a1c004b521f898b3bafa51 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 Canvassing for signatures Description An account of the resource Protesters are canvassing for signatures from potential supporters during day of action. 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 Beau Lancaster 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_1524 Canvassing https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/54981f7409864c5f6e86fc37f95a9f77.jpg e8e7a8a5898d209d10cb8add413ca399 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 against Rising Sun movie Description An account of the resource Asian American organizations protesting Rising Sun a movie that was seen as having Asian Americans stereotypes. 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 Beau Lancaster 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_1530 "Rising Sun" Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Demonstration https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/ee3042f6849802aacd96d0acd9a5a0bc.jpg f4cf9dd1eb938319f46d1a03963944ff 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 against Asian American media stereotypes Description An account of the resource Protesters raise awareness of mass media stereotypes against Asian Americans in Times Square 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 Beau Lancaster 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_1555 "Rising Sun" Demonstration Racial Justice Committee Solidarity Work