69 10 805 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/cda94a45e504003fba5971538f3caa6c.jpg cf44af78ec0e7e7fe8d056a348a78537 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 Three Musicians Performing on their Instruments Description An account of the resource Three musicians play their instruments while seated. 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 Marissa Ajamian Grossman 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_1195 CAAAV Benefit https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/975dd11da7044011fbc0f4da7e2c2653.jpg 4ab5c0c487ee8a3d11fa068f2fe7824f 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 Three People Walking with Signs Description An account of the resource Three people walk down a New York street. The middle is holding a sign that reads "Break the Silence, Expose Violence Against Women." 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_1047 Demonstration Solidarity Work https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/b20a8f1016368ade230e9e2785cf53b6.jpg 1c1ca9f06a472584a81f2056002ede27 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 Three protestors marching for Racial Justice Day 1997 Description An account of the resource This is a close-up image of three protestors marching for racial justice. The one fully visible sign states "Asians for Racial Justice." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 7, 1997 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Marissa Ajamian Grossman 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_1023 Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Police Brutality Racial Justice Committee Racial Justice Day https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/8e7e663fbd5fcd51a04681ed9632cfa5.jpg 4d31d207f417dfe88039f8f9d3133fca 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 Three Youth Volunteers Description An account of the resource Three youth volunteers chatting. One of them is referring to a piece of paper on her lap. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 1, 1998. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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_937 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/b857aa85ccd4283ff9d66033b2faa9b1.jpg 9b70a1f407cb1c74fbb1334520c424a1 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 Times Square Demonstration Description An account of the resource Demonstrators in front of a movie theater in Times Square protesting the film Rising Sun. Demonstrators hold up a yellow banner that seems to read "Asian Americans for Equality." 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 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_1554 "Rising Sun" Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Solidarity Work Workers' Rights Youth Leadership Project https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/07c24a0e2636d045c3a7c7a15a5fe115.jpg d6a1548419934e07b9dbfbfbde7009d1 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/b244d82e09a03e841a82adccf0ab8c5f.jpg 7f8da2d2d4a684d88bb33156dd8d8579 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/6cbfdc2a9e00e519b100b50cea5e69ee.jpg e491ff2d8e987a882c64945661f59cda https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/9f28fafcf993c7aa3ab59f5d49ae7fa0.jpg 953cb05bb77019684291d908002fd5e3 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/0933b836f406d89ff5d3b46844d2f129.jpg f2be59829fd88ed22f626ad08bfa2b9f https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/0edaebf4f077816ee6e09dae5b46fe06.jpg d9e73c8076c365078c8b41fe2161ec12 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/a10f376c5f90de3879c791ace98f7d21.jpg 70ede144a043f648ce85537f3b0b0b2a https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/bc96fcb876e2067c8849c503b7834231.jpg eacae3045d5b2124b46fe302b7f9b24c 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 Times Square Protest Against the film "Rising Sun" (New York) Description An account of the resource On July 30th, 1993, Philip Kaufman premiered his major studio crime thriller entitled Rising Sun. Adapted from Michael Crichton's book of the same name, Rising Sun concerns the murder investigation of a white female escort whose body is found in the Los Angeles headquarters of a large Japanese corporation. [1] Upon its release, however, the film received widespread criticism due to its openly racist and xenophobic depictions of East Asian Americans and Asian nationals.[2] Rising Sun vilified and othered Japanese men in particular, caricaturing them as “venal and sexually deviant” businessmen who sought to not only assault white women, but also weaken and seize control of the American economy.[3] When Rising Sun opened in the United Artists Theater in Times Square on July 30th, 1993, CAAAV summer interns Jonathon Sung Bidol (featured in photo 046), Ginny Moon, and Julia Wang coordinated with dozens of other groups to stage a demonstration–which was one of many that occurred across the United States–in front of the theater to “educate moviegoers about the film’s insidious stereotyping and the potential for anti-Asian violence its xenophobic messaging promotes.” [4] The black and white photos presented capture this historic moment. Demonstrators congregate beneath the marquee of the United Artists Theater, brandishing signs and banners inscribed with anti-racist messaging, organizational affiliations and various denunciations of the xenophobia projected by Rising Sun. Front and center in photos 054 and 053, a banner stretched between two poles and emblazoned with the name “Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence” is present. Featured in photos 055 and 056, the same individual can be seen proudly holding up a sign that reads “racist profits”, decrying the fact that Kaufman and the entire entertainment industry would extract revenue from the anti-Asian motifs portrayed in the crime thriller. Kaufman indeed gained significant profits from Rising Sun. Despite its blatant racism, the crime thriller grossed over $107 million in the box office worldwide. [5] The rally reflected the intergenerationality of CAAAV and the allied groups in attendance. For instance, in photo 045, a youth bearing a sign that reads “Crichton is a racist dinosaur” stands surrounded by a diverse, intergenerational crowd of demonstrators who listen intently to an individual giving a speech. The multiple organizations that attended the July 30th action are featured in this collection. In photos 045 and 053, a half-out-of-frame banner that reads “American Defense” hovers at the rear of two distinct speakers. What is “American Defense”? By scrutinizing the logo next to this wording, one can deduce that the banner belongs to the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF). The AALDEF was founded in 1974 to “protect and promote the civil rights of Asian Americans through litigation, advocacy, education, and organizing.” [6] An ad-hoc coalition called “New York Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans Against Rising Sun”, represented in the foreground of photo 040, also stood in solidarity with CAAAV and AALDEF at the rally. Evidently, the July 30th protest laid the foundation for the formation of a united, multi-organizational front against not only Rising Sun, but the overarching, racist power structure the film symbolized and reinforced. The Rising Sun protest exemplifies CAAAV's commitment to not only meet xenophobic rhetoric with direct action, but to also inform the public that anti-Asian media fuels the structural racism that entrenches anti-Asian violence. Notes: 1. Joshua Moscow. “Rising Son: Race, Women, and Exchange in the Film Rising Sun.” U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal. English Supplement, no. 16, 1999, pp. 87–102. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/42772141. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024. 2. Nisid Hajari. “’Rising Sun’ Stirs Controversy,” EW.com (Entertainment Weekly, August 6, 1993), https://ew.com/article/1993/08/06/rising-sun-stirs-controversy/, Elaine Dutka, “Asian Americans: Rising Furor Over ‘Rising Sun’,”The Los Angeles Times, July 28, 1993, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-28-ca-17863-story.html. 3. “Rising Sun! Rising Hate!”CAAAV Voice 5, no. 2 (Fall 1993): Newsletter of the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence. 4. “Rising Sun! Raising Hate!,” 3. 5. "Rising Sun" (1993). Box Office Mojo. 6. “Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund Records (TAM 321).” Apa.nyu.edu, 2024, apa.nyu.edu/the-asian-american-legal-defense-and-education-fund-tam-321/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 30th, 1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Frank Chiang, Van Anh Tran, Doris Chiu, Vivian Truong Cataloged by: Terrence Freeman 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 Photo041 Photo042 Photo043 Photo045 Photo046 Photo054 Photo055 Photo056 Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Demonstration Protest https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/4c24bf15535e8fb8dd9110e4d0ac734c.jpg 489a2e7d3ca7a6c5c0628217c48ebeb6 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 Tombstones at Yong Xin Huang's Memorial Description An account of the resource At the memorial for Yong Xin Huang at Confucius Plaza in Manhattan's Chinatown, participants hold cardboard tombstones showing Asian American victims of police brutality and/or gun violence across the United States. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 16, 1995 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 Photo230 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by Van Anh Tran Cataloged by Vivian Lanini Anti-Asian Violence and Representations Chinatown Demonstration Memorial Yong Xin Huang https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/a7544f287dcbe9db79e1ca48a0d7edd3.jpg 87d2475918c84b6ea4c7e4040db5ff54 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 Photo Collection of CAAAV Co-Founder Mini Liu Description An account of the resource Photos collected by CAAAV co-founder Mini Liu Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mini Liu Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986-1996 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 Photographs 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 Tombstones remembering Asian victims of police brutality and racist violence during the Yong Xin Huang memorial march Description An account of the resource Members of CAAAV and the family of Yong Xin Huang joined for a memorial march in Manhattan Chinatown the day before what would have been the 17th birthday of this victim of police brutality. This photo shows protestors with signs representing tombstones of Asian victims of police brutality and racist violence. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mini Liu Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 16, 1995 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Zack Kreines 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 1995_July_Yong Xin Huang memorial march_0004 Chinatown Demonstration Memorial Police Brutality https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/3fd0e4cfd41145432d841e6d6a055f2b.jpg fbaf34f5ae483357852d8f8fed6cff0b 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 Tourists on New York City sightseeing bus in Chinatown Description An account of the resource A red double-decker bus covered in text ("Hop On Hop Off," "See NYC," "New York Sightseeing") drives past a business called Well-Timed Wedding in Chinatown (Manhattan). Tourists sit on the bus's roof deck and study their surroundings. 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_1989 Chinatown https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/afad64b9e3f95279ad1aef1905c9bae0.jpg e0108be58c1002afd511988ef24368e4 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 Traditional Dance Performance Description An account of the resource A woman in costume performing a traditional dance. 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 Camila Aguirre 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_1201 CAAAV Benefit Dance Event