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CAAAV joined Fukien Benevolent Association of America and City Councilmember John (Chun Yah) Liu in calling on the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to provide direct Chinese language services. This modification would allow…

This news article documents a community panel discussion on Chinatown gentrification hosted by CAAAV’s Youth Leadership Project. The event featured five of the six candidates running for Lower Manhattan’s City Council District 1 seat and centered on…

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Dozens of NYC tenant rights organizations protested at Union Square against the expiration of the state’s rent stabilization laws on June 15. Xian Zhen Li (李贤贞), director of the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence, emphasized that 70 to…

Stage decorations highlight CAAAV’s 1-year celebration of the Chinatown Tenants Union, with Chinese phrases emphasizing “bilingual service” and “community protection.” The photo featured a choir performance of more than 20 members.

A brownstone in Chinatown has a painter's rope balcony suspended halfway up. Four painters are working to paint it a bland tan color in order to attract renters, as both the brownstone and the ground floor, graffitied storefront have "for rent"'…

A woman stands with her back to the camera looking at a gated storefront in Chinatown. Its yellow sign with black Chinese characters is obscured by three "Store for Rent" signs. Its protective grate, like the building to its right, is covered in…

A woman at a microphone makes a speech standing in front of protest signs, the largest of which displays the name and logo of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF).

A woman surrounded by other protestors holds up a white rectangular sign that reads, "'The Protocols of Zion' Anti-Asian Style."

Several women hold large banners as they march down the sidewalk in Times Square, watched over by a policeman.