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Yellow Taxi Cabs completely line both sides of the street, parked along the sidewalks, for the Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Protest in the Lower East Side.

View of Committee Against Asian American Violence (CAAAV) protest in the Lower East Side, facing north on the intersection of E. 14th Street and Ave B. A blue NYPD car is visible in the foreground, blocking off traffic on 14th St. CAAAV Protesters…

Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) members protest alongside CAAAV on the corner of E. 14th Street and Ave C. Signs include demands for fair lease prices, safe cabs, no assaults, and for taxi drivers to stand united against the Taxi Limousine Commission…

Several taxi cab drivers for the Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) stand around a yellow Taxi which has a sign taped on the rear windshield that reads "LDC Driver Unity"

Filipina protesters hold banner for the Women Workers Project of CAAAV Demonstration. Banner is yellow with text in Tagalog and English.

Two women hold a yellow banner for the Filipino Civil Rights Advocates (FilCRA) demonstration. Members of a marching band are visible to the right side of the image.

Street scene of the Mumia Abu Jamal protest (1982). Multiple signs addressing Rudy Giuliani, then-US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, are visible, as well as a sign saying "Stop the Executions" and "Free Mumia Abu-Jamal!"

On June 26, 1993, a public service announcement of a young Asian girl reciting the pledge of allegiance as words flash on the screen was displayed on a Sony Board in Times Square. Photo 107 captures the words “Last Year Asians Were Beaten Up Because…

On July 30, 1993, the highly controversial film, Rising Sun, debuted in theaters. CAAAV members and other political organizations joined together to protest the premiere of the film, as it blatantly displays xenophobia and racism toward the Asian…