1 10 805 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/3bce7e9bbddb383d6258eafe170dc5cc.jpg 7f42d75ba2d02a2505ac601095bd8d5f 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 Demonstrators demand justice for Saleem Osman Description An account of the resource This photograph from May 1994 shows participants in a demonstration for Saleem Osman. The main focus is on three men at the center of the image with some people visible in front and many people following behind. The participants are on the sidewalk with police officers on motorcycles next to them. The signs completely visible in the photograph are in Korean and English. The English signs read, “SALEEM OSMAN WAS ATTACKED BY COPS! WE DEMAND JUSTICE”, with two lines emphasizing the word “Cops”, and “POLICE THE POLICE, NOW!” with a drawing of a police officer next to the writing. The Korean sign translates to “Stop the police assault!” The demonstration in which over 100 Asian Americans and yellow cab drivers [1] participated was in response to an incident that occurred the prior day. On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a cab driver and CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was beaten by police officers after attempting to translate and mediate a dispute between another South Asian cab driver and a white truck driver. [2] He was then arrested for “fabricated charges of assaulting two police officers and resisting arrest,” held in jail for over 24 hours, and released only after the demonstration shown in the photograph. [3] The assault of Osman highlighted a dark reality: cab drivers, many of whom are South Asian, are extremely vulnerable to harassment and violence in their workplace from not only civilians, but also the police. [4] The emphasis on the word “cops” in one of the signs seems to highlight the absurdity that those who are tasked with protecting people can also be the sources of violence. Even though the photograph was taken almost 30 years ago, the messages on the signs remain relevant and were even seen during this past summer’s protests following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other targets of police brutality. [1] CAAAV, “Police Brutality” CAAAV Voice newsletter, Spring 1994, 1. [2] CAAAV, “Update on Saleem Osman Case” CAAAV Voice newsletter, Winter 1994, 5. [3] CAAAV, “Police Brutality” CAAAV Voice newsletter, Spring 1994, 1. [4] CAAAV, “Focus on Cabbies” CAAAV Voice newsletter, Spring 1995, 4. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 27, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kelsey Tsuchiyama 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 Photo207 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betsy Ho Demonstration Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Police Brutality Saleem Osman Solidarity Work https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/5031ba9ecfd0dca79207745aff571749.jpg cdf97f9a8ce27b37fc2a678fd993ef5a 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 Man addresses protestors during demonstration for Saleem Osman Description An account of the resource This photo was taken during a demonstration for Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition who was assaulted by police and then arrested on fabricated charges on May 26, 1994. On May 27, over a hundred Asian Americans and yellow cab drivers marched from Police Plaza to Central Booking in protest. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betsy Ho Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 27, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Serena Yang 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 Photo136 Demonstration Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Police Brutality Saleem Osman Solidarity Work https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/febe78291cbdb224ae84b91124e3bd4e.jpg 529f72d398f3c8465dfe8aaef731867e 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 march with signs in demonstration for Saleem Osman Description An account of the resource In this photo, protestors march with signs in Korean and English at a demonstration for Saleem Osman. Sign at center reads, "Police the Police." Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was assaulted by police and then arrested on fabricated charges on May 26, 1994. On May 27, over a hundred Asian Americans and yellow cab drivers marched from Police Plaza to Central Booking in protest. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betsy Ho Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 27, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Serena Yang 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 Photo191 Demonstration Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Police Brutality Saleem Osman Solidarity Work https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/aae56cb5001a256b36dc86d1cfff8f4a.jpg 1e8ca96a09e2ca69624e23a8e2f9687f 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 holding signs march at a demonstration for Saleem Osman Description An account of the resource A group of protesters march beside police barricades while holding signs during a demonstration for Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition. The signs read “Stop Police Brutality” and “Why Did The Police Attack Saleem?" On May 26, 1994, Osman traveled to 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue after being called to help mitigate a dispute between a Pakistani cab driver and a white truck driver [1]. There, he was confronted by plainclothes officers from the Transit Police and the Midtown South Precinct who told him: “There’s no black mayor anymore. You better watch out” and “Go back to your own country.” The officers, who never identified themselves, proceeded to drag Osman out of his cab by his hair and clothing and subsequently beat him. This resulted in injuries to his head, neck, legs, and wrists that required medical attention. Osman was then arrested on the fabricated charge of assaulting two police officers and resisting arrest. Over a hundred Asian Americans and yellow cab drivers marched from Police Plaza to Central Booking in protest of this unlawful arrest on May 27, 1994. After 24 hours in police custody, Osman was released, due in large part to the demonstration and a CAAAV media campaign [2]. This violent attack on Osman was emblematic of the danger cab drivers, many of whom were South Asian, faced in New York City and across the United States during the early 1990s. Nationally, cab drivers had the highest rate of on-the-job homicides, with New York City leading well ahead of other urban areas. NYPD officers often acted aggressively hostile towards drivers and consistently used racist and anti-immigration slurs against them [3]. More broadly, the Asian American community faced an uptick in brutality at the hands of the NYPD during this era. Out of the 71 cases of Asian American violence the CAAAV tracked between 1993 and 1995, 34 had law enforcement as the primary perpetrators and 18 had law enforcement as accomplices [4]. For more information on this topic, check out the Spring 1995 and Winter 1996 editions of the CAAAV Voice Newsletter. [1] CAAAV, “Update on Saleem Osman Case,” CAAAV Voice Newsletter, Winter 1994, 5. [2] CAAAV, “Police Brutality,” CAAAV Voice Newsletter, Spring 1994, 1. [3] CAAAV, “Focus on Cabbies,” CAAAV Voice Newsletter, Spring 1995, 4. [4] CAAAV, “Police Brutality in Asian American Communities,” CAAAV Voice Newsletter, Winter 1996, 3. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betsy Ho Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 27, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Vivian Truong Cataloged by: Irene Madrigal 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 Photo166 Demonstration Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Police Brutality Saleem Osman Solidarity Work https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/c858558ae32823435a24d14efa99756b.jpg c8c7d1318c484bc9e26089d7242b5070 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 march with fists raised in the air during a demonstration for Saleem Osman Description An account of the resource A group of protesters march at a demonstration for Saleem Osman with their fists raised in the air—a typical symbol of solidarity, strength, and resistance against oppression. Beside the protesters is an NYPD officer riding a motorcycle. On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was violently assaulted by police and arrested on fabricated charges. Over a hundred Asian Americans and yellow cab drivers marched from Police Plaza to Central Booking the following day in protest of this unlawful arrest. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betsy Ho Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 27, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Frank Chiang and Van Anh Tran Cataloged by: Irene Madrigal 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 Photo137 Demonstration Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Police Brutality Saleem Osman Solidarity Work https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/16e84bff4145d22a408e2c3dfcdcd86f.jpg bfa791fc48cb3232a0b12bf4d05ffb7d 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 NYPD officer at a demonstration for Saleem Osman Description An account of the resource A uniformed NYPD officer looks off into the distance during a demonstration for Saleem Osman. Behind the officer are participating protesters, one of whom is holding a sign obscured from being fully viewed which reads “South Asians Demand End Police Brutality.” On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was assaulted by police and arrested on fabricated charges. Over a hundred Asian Americans and yellow cab drivers marched from Police Plaza to Central Booking the following day in protest of this unlawful arrest. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betsy Ho Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 27, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Frank Chiang and Van Anh Tran Cataloged by: Irene Madrigal 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 Photo131 Demonstration Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Police Brutality Saleem Osman Solidarity Work https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/48fcffdee4513a9d1dfb3f49400fb7cf.jpg 3e74ab1cd1246af96fb479b3a34a1280 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 holding signs march at a demonstration for Saleem Osman Description An account of the resource A group of protesters holding signs in English, Chinese, and Korean march on the sidewalk during a demonstration for Saleem Osman. One of the English signs features the words “Police the Police Now!” alongside a drawing of a police officer wielding a baton. The other English sign, which is slightly blurred, reads “Saleem Osman Was Attacked By Cops! We Demand Justice.” On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was assaulted by police and arrested on fabricated charges. Over a hundred Asian Americans and yellow cab drivers marched from Police Plaza to Central Booking the following day in protest of this unlawful arrest. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betsy Ho Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 27, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Frank Chiang and Van Anh Tran Cataloged by: Irene Madrigal 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 Photo141 Demonstration Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Police Brutality Saleem Osman Solidarity Work https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/9858456bb9695b2ad18629f9314408b8.jpg 8a587e02dc833ac21701d0919d7e7283 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 holding signs march at a demonstration for Saleem Osman Description An account of the resource A group of protesters holding signs march on the sidewalk during a demonstration for Saleem Osman. The sign in the center of the image, which is slightly obscured, reads “South Asians Demand End Police Brutality.” The sign in the back reads “Drop All Charges! Free Saleem.” One of the protesters is playing a drum. On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was assaulted by police and arrested on fabricated charges. Over a hundred Asian Americans and yellow cab drivers marched from Police Plaza to Central Booking the following day in protest of this unlawful arrest. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betsy Ho Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 27, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Frank Chiang and Van Anh Tran Cataloged by: Irene Madrigal 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 Photo144 Demonstration Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Police Brutality Saleem Osman Solidarity Work https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/1c968029dc687b1f10cc54d3c154d7ce.jpg 0eab627f0936914e0dd7b4f1916062ec 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 play the drums at a demonstration for Saleem Osman Description An account of the resource A group of protesters play the drums while marching on the sidewalk during a demonstration for Saleem Osman. An NYPD officer rides beside them on a motorcycle. On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was assaulted by police and arrested on fabricated charges. Over a hundred Asian Americans and yellow cab drivers marched from Police Plaza to Central Booking the following day in protest of this unlawful arrest. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betsy Ho Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 27, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Frank Chiang and Van Anh Tran Cataloged by: Irene Madrigal 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 Photo146 Demonstration Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Police Brutality Saleem Osman Solidarity Work https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/5d0c36301cb92895967452063d0434ad.jpg 0389d02b9c5683ec2947ca057b97d3db 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 “Not Your Target” sign at a demonstration for Saleem Osman Description An account of the resource A protester holds a sign at a demonstration for Saleem Osman that reads “Not Your Target” written atop a bullseye design. On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was assaulted by police and arrested on fabricated charges. Over a hundred Asian Americans and yellow cab drivers marched from Police Plaza to Central Booking the following day in protest of this unlawful arrest. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betsy Ho Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 27, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Ting Lin Cataloged by: Irene Madrigal 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 Photo149 Demonstration Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Police Brutality Saleem Osman Solidarity Work