76 10 805 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/bb507027ec1a3c0da6e69efa07cae5e5.jpg 4cb7c1096ea340617e18e3a9afcd0b45 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/6ebb47cb14352a203c0d671b581c3fc4.jpg 131183098aa6e97f1a6e1199d64066b4 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/789f471c95d4637e1c04fca70622b0b7.jpg a272ac28c2a20307f4c32a953912e3ce 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 at the 1996 Racial Justice Day March with a Yong Xin Huang memorial sign Description An account of the resource Protestors participating in the 1996 Racial Justice Day March from City Hall to Tompkins Square Park. Someone is holding a sign with a picture of Yong Xin Huan (a teenage victim of police brutality), his birth and death date, and text reading "We shall never forget" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 28, 1996 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Xuan Wnag Cataloged by: Sabrina Moore 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 Photo539, Photo540, Photo542 Demonstration Police Brutality Racial Justice Day Yong Xin Huang https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/88b3da35780307a5c833553738fd2a93.jpg dfce4a96ab8158447dfa86dd5a64cb12 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 Positive Workforce Inc. at the 1996 Racial Justice march Description An account of the resource The image shows protestors at the 1996 Racial Justice Day March. A banner is somewhat visible (obscured by protestors) and advertises Positive Workforce Inc., a New York City-based minority construction advocacy organization dedicated to obtaining gainful employment in the construction industry for minority building trade workers. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 28, 1996 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Lillian Fok Cataloged by: Sabrina Moore 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 Photo553 Demonstration Racial Justice Day 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/cbb926e625964be99282778bbca1d68c.jpg 7c0c7a2c9acdfb2a3ca295b10ffd26cc 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 Protestor at the 1996 Racial Justice march Subject The topic of the resource This image shows a smiling woman at the 1996 Racial Justice march. She is in front of a Chinese cuisine restaurant called Soo Cho and is showing a middle finger to the camera with her right hand and holding a sign in her left hand. The sign says, "City-hall talks about justice for all." "All meaning Whom!" At the bottom of the sign, in small font, it says "Justice (illegible)" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 28, 1996 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Lillian Fok Cataloged by: Sabrina Moore 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 Photo548 Demonstration Racial Justice Day https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/095eee523115576f531972e28ef46755.jpg 003a071eb53b08b642098fb0bf74360f https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/4c0eeaf6ad355ff2ffdabd2efb62cefa.jpg 2093588a72e5729f2d870f53a8c44d24 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 Peace Action Coalition Speakers Description An account of the resource These photos feature presenters speaking into a microphone at a Third World Within Peace Action Coalition fundraiser. In the first photo, the presenter is a young adult with short hair looking out past the stage. Behind him is a group of about four other people talking amongst themselves. In the second photo, there are two presenters. One holds the microphone close to her mouth as she looks directly forward. The other person has a smile on his face as he looks off to his left. In the background of both photos there is a sign reading “Third World Within Peace Action Coalition No More Lives Lost! TWWPeace@Yahoo.com.” 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 Photo632 and Photo633 Racial Justice Project https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/854087926d9eb50c95f093fb53fcc426.jpg 110b6424bf79b70866d405e693340044 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 Sylvia Rivera marches with Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.) Flag Description An account of the resource In this photo, Sylvia Rivera and an unidentified woman participate in a march while holding a rainbow pride flag with the S.T.A.R. logo on it. S.T.A.R., or Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries, was an organization co-founded by Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson in New York in 1970. Sylvia and Marsha’s ongoing experiences with homelessness informed S.T.A.R.’s goal to provide housing for queer and trans people, in addition to fighting more broadly for gay liberation. S.T.A.R. disbanded in 1973 but was briefly reestablished by Rivera in 2001 before her death in 2002. This later period of activity for S.T.A.R. is likely when this photo was taken. Though, for the most part, the organizations’ periods of activity do not overlap, many of the organizational goals of both S.T.A.R. and CAAAV are aligned. Most significantly, CAAAV and S.T.A.R. have both advocated for low income people’s right to housing in New York City. For S.T.A.R., this work manifested as the S.T.A.R. House in 1970, which provided housing for queer and trans people in need. An example of CAAAV’s work to defend access to housing is the Chinatown Tenants Union. In 2007, this union organized a successful rent strike for repairs and an end to evictions. It is unclear what the purpose of the march in this photograph is. However, that both CAAAV and S.T.A.R. were in attendance makes it clear that both organizations shared similar goals. 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 Photo641 Solidarity Work Tenant Advocacy 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/f29bb1a0b6f6b3438d164a6a6f86c425.jpg ad03fdcfc645da2a01c390b518f49811 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 Protester Holding Sign Description An account of the resource The subject of this photo is a person holding a sign. The part of the sign that is visible in the photograph reads, “Michael Argenio Slaughtered January.” Michael Argenio was a 29 year old man killed by an off duty police officer on January 25, 1994. Surrounding the subject of the photo are several other people gathered and looking in the same direction. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 25, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Molly Wu 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 Photo668 Demonstration Police Brutality https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/14851ddf2c1b578283edb7d7b96e3bbc.jpg 744a4b957ab99e0b13de300327e1f840 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 Protesters and Police Officers Description An account of the resource This photo depicts police barricades separating a group of people protesting with posters and the police officers surveying them. One of the posters is partially legible and reads “MENELLIO EUCDEA R.I.P. KILLED BY COPS July 4.” There is another poster that is less legible but appears to name another person killed and the date they were killed on. The police officers are standing in the street with cars passing behind them. 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: Molly Wu 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 Photo672 Demonstration Police Brutality https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/5c963b25c12ae8a84b93b589f26bd1f6.jpg 77ae668f89cbc19093236fde46b55dc3 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 Leadership Project Gathering Description An account of the resource This photo depicts a group of teenagers and young adults holding a large white sign that reads “Committee Against Asian American Violence New York City” while standing on grass surrounded by trees. Also on the poster is CAAAV’s logo. Most of the people in the photo are looking at the camera and are smiling widely. In the background of the photo there are large buildings. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 1998 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 Photo675 Youth Leadership Project