44 10 805 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/68d13da7127a46600802ed1576d281b6.jpg 023a263c9153eb36f494d9c8c8619e9e 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 Performers Lined up Onstage Description An account of the resource Seven performers, three women and two men, are onstage. Five, all wearing white, are lined up at the very back of the stage. Two are forward from the line, a man in white wearing a cloth bag, head bowed, and a woman barefoot wearing a blue patterned skirt. The woman is also holding up a metal object from which smoke is issuing. On a table in front of the stage is a red patterned tablecloth, tall white candles in glass containers, and a stone flower wreath. 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 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 Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CAAAV_1704 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/7947c0c993261c030abe205b29282563.jpg c9ee61c2654fe2c739d5735563ab3b43 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 Performers on a Truck at a Parade Description An account of the resource Four musicians sing and play the drums on the flatbed of a truck during a parade. Sign on the truck reads "The People[...] Tribun[e]" 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 Emma Griffin 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_1207 Parade https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/49691e9b56b836c94858add76e6ed796.jpg 28bb2534f360f1a023f6fb14a078a284 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 Performers on Stage Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of five women on a stage, playing music and dancing in traditional dress. 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 Laura Juliano 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_1677 CAAAV Benefit https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/7842b9defa7314e44f70755737d57daa.jpg cc5b579443e8bde55974ad6430f6af80 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 Person speaking into a microphone Description An account of the resource A person speaks into a microphone, likely addressing a crowd. The person may be Carolyn de Leon-Hermogenes, director of the Women Workers Project of CAAAV from 2000 to 2008. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 2000 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Frank Chiang 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 Photo307 Women Workers Project https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/e1a5adb0e0e000fde07b55f6d054c62f.jpg 7712b1f919e036a79322a4f55c0038c3 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 Person wearing Uncle Sam mask at the 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 Digitized 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 Photo245 Description An account of the resource A person wearing an Uncle Sam mask and a t-shirt that reads, "MANILA" at the 1999 Philippine Independence Day Parade. Other people are visible in the background. Demonstration Parade https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/c5c16d997c748f81880e5f1a75f7ba84.jpg dd39b0dfbdd4c9f13f5b00415b2b8c7c 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 Person with Manavi Poster Description An account of the resource This photo features a person holding a sign that reads “Manavi”, an organization that aims to end gender-based violence in the South Asian community. Below “Manavi” is a drawing of the organization’s logo. Behind the subject of the photo are several other people standing. 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 Digitized by: Arlene Gao Cataloged by: Brenna Moran 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 Photo652 Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Demonstration https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/629ebdacf19b3ea16ff6c3d700a4d92e.jpg d361f658fce318dabe2e32fb07c5a96f 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 Petition signing Description An account of the resource Community organizers signing a petition for coordinated action 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_1513 Demonstration https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/4fb137b61f4a9832a8a7ce514c7e09e5.jpg d85fac29136620515b7af72408a97375 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 Philadelphia Street Scene Description An account of the resource Chinatown in Philadelphia, PA with Chinese blade signs and people congregated together. The most prominent sign is a yellow sign with red lettering that reads, "L & W RENT FAIR VIDEO / 50 N. 10TH STREET / PHILADELPHIA PA 19107" in English with Chinese written at the top of the sign. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1995-2000 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Laura Juliano 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_961 Chinatown Immigration https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/6ccfadb04438e88e352289b9126037db.jpg 03c7f513c98850de1b1aa6c50375a45c 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 Picket Line Outside of Silver Palace Restaurant Description An account of the resource In this undated photograph, a group of demonstrators gather in front of the Silver Palace Restaurant. The crowd, dressed for warm weather, stands behind a line of wooden NYPD parade barricades as a police officer scans the crowd. The crowd waves small flags overhead and carries large signs written in both English and Chinese. A young child peers over a barricade to view a poster taped to its front, reading: “LET THE UNION LIVE.” Above the child, two large canvas banners unfurl facing the Silver Palace restaurant. Echoing the establishment’s white façade with red Chinese and English signage, the white banner in the center reads in large red block letters, “NO SLAVERY NO JUSTICE,” above similarly formatted Chinese characters. In front of the restaurant’s neon window sign, a megaphone-wielding man, sporting glasses and a black t-shirt, addresses the crowd. This photograph captures an example of Asian American activism and mutual aid at a pivotal moment in the 1990’s labor justice movement, while simultaneously bringing to light larger socioeconomic divisions within Chinatown between landlords, employers, and immigrant workers. The Silver Palace Restaurant, once located at 50-52 Bowery, was the first unionized restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown.1 The 900-seat dim-sum restaurant opened its doors in 1976 within a building owned by Joseph Chu, a prolific landlord in Chinatown.2 Only three years later, exploitative labor practices and illegal wage theft at Silver palace prompted its employees to stage a walkout. In 1981, with the aid of the Chinese Staff and Workers Association (CSWA), the newly formed 318 Restaurant Workers’ Union succeeded in their negotiations with Silver Palace management and won the first union contract for restaurant workers in New York City’s Chinatown.3 This photograph, taken presumably for the Silver Palace story in CAAAV’s fall ’93 newsletter, shows a demonstration that would soon become a daily occurrence outside the dim-sum restaurant for much of 1993 and 1994. In the late summer of 1993, the Silver Palace employee’s hard-earned benefits from the 1981 union contract, such as fair wages, full tips, medical coverage, schedule autonomy, and paid sick and holiday leave, were at risk of termination by the restaurant’s management.4 Though the 318 Union organized nine good faith attempts to negotiate the proposed contract, Silver Palace management refused to agree to fair labor conditions; instead, the management violated federal labor laws by threatening to fire the employees on the union’s bargaining committee if they did not sign the exploitative contract by the end of August.5 On August 20th, the restaurant locked over 40 employees out of their restaurant and called NYPD to arrest the workers demanding withheld wages and holiday pay. The 1993 Lockout resulted in legal suits against the Silver Palace and a seven-month picket line, as seen in this photograph.6 The protracted struggle with Silver Palace’s management lasted until March 13, 1994, when the daily demonstration of over 600 protesters erupted in celebration of the restaurant workers victory.7 1 “Silver Palace Workers Fight Union-Busting.” CAAAV Voice: 5, 2. Fall 1993. pp. 8. 2 Rueb, Emily S. “New York City History, as Told by 50 Bowery,” New York Times. February 12, 2016. 3 Attush, John C. “Chinatown Lockout Defeated.” Against the Current: 51. July-August 1994. <https://againstthecurrent.org/atc051/p4626/>. 4 “Silver Palace Workers Fight Union-Busting.” 5 Ibid. 6 Lee, Josephine. “A Picket Line with History.” The Village Voice. January 22, 2006. <https://www.villagevoice.com/2002/01/22/a-picket-line-with-history/>. 7 Bragg, Rick. “A Seven Month Lockout Ends at Chinatown’s Only Unionized Restaurant.” New York Times. March 14, 1994. Section B, pp. 3; Lambert, Bruce. “NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: LOWER MANHATTAN; In Chinatown, A Food Fight.” New York Times. September 12, 1993. Section 13, pp. 8. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gray Danforth 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 Photo1251 318 Restaurant Workers' Union Chinatown Chinese Staff and Workers Association Demonstration Labor Protest Silver Palace Wages https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/46126b68abff21a804f3189220cf92e3.jpg 80a87d631607ca24781818c20bb50a33 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 Picture of Youth Group Description An account of the resource A number of youth, both boys and girls, gather for a group picture. Some are holding microphones and papers, and are standing in front of a large sign that says "Our Lady of Refuge" with writing in Spanish underneath. 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_1060 Youth Leadership Project