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“Last Year Asians Were Beaten Up Because of the Shape of their Eyes”: Public Service Announcement in Times Square
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…
Walk-A-Thon for Mumia Abu-Jamal
A panoramic photo of the Asian American Walkathon for Mumia Abu-Jamal. The front of the group lines up in City Hall Park preparing to cross the street. Participants carry signs and banners including ones calling for Mumia Abu-Jamal's freedom, and a…
Speaker at protest for Freedom for INS detainees at 26 Federal Plaza
A Black demonstrator speaks at the protest for Freedom for INS detainees and holds a microphone. One person stands beside the speaker, and two other individuals are in frame. They are surrounded by apartment and office buildings. The demonstration…
Man holds sign at protest for Freedom for INS detainees at 26 Federal Plaza
A man holds a sign with two slogans; on the left, the sign says “Freedom for INS Detainees!” and, on the right, it says “Human Rights for INS Detainees!” The demonstrator takes part in a rally for Freedom for INS Detainees, in front of the Federal…
Sign for Anibal Carrasquillo Jr. at Yong Xin Huang's memorial service in Columbus Park
Anibal Carrasquillo Jr. was 21 years old when he was shot in the back by NYPD officer Marco Calderon on January 22, 1995, under the suspicion of looking into vehicles. [1]
Two months later, on March 25, 16-year-old Yong Xin Huang was shot in the…
Two months later, on March 25, 16-year-old Yong Xin Huang was shot in the…
Protest Against Police Beating of Korean Student Yong Kook Ou
Protesters gather at the 17th precinct police station in Manhattan East Side to protest the police beating of 20-year-old Korean student Yong Kook Ou. Weeks earlier Ou was pulled from his bike and arrested for riding against traffic and severely…
Demonstrators Rally Against Pataki’s Welfare Reform Impacting Southeast Asian Communities
As Governor Pataki headed to an Asian-American Heritage Month celebration in midtown, 80 protesters gathered nearby to voice their concerns. Organized by the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV), the protest highlighted the detrimental…
Lease Drivers Coalition meeting
Saleem Osman (left) was a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition. CAAAV formed the LDC to organize lease drivers to demand safer working conditions, medical benefits, fair hearings with the Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC), and better pay.…
Mini Liu at sticker campaign against the CK subway ads of Marky Mark
Mark Wahlberg, a prominent American movie star, has a history of racism. In 1986, he harassed a group of African and Asian American teenagers, and in 1988, he assaulted two Vietnamese Americans, including army veteran Johnny Trinh. Wahlberg was…