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Protestors holding signs at October 26, 1993 demonstration for Kum Nam Kim outside the 20th Precinct. Sign at center reads, "JUSTICE FOR KUM NAM KIM 김금남."

Kum Nam Kim (김금남), a street vendor on the Upper West Side, was beaten and arrested by police…

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…

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…

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…

The photograph captures a sea of taxicab vehicles surrounding a New York Police Department van. While the photograph does not have a recorded date, the scene depicted was a very common one throughout the 1990s. Throughout the decade, the city saw a…

Taken at the Jericho demonstration on March 27, 1998, this photograph shows members and allies of CAAAV who joined the widely coalitional Washington, DC march to protest the incarceration of political prisoners and prisoners of war in the United…

This photograph depicts a memorial and rally for 16-year old Yong Xin Huang, who was killed by a policeman. Dated July 16th, 1995, the rally was held the day before what would have been his 17th birthday. Organized by CAAAV, the memorial brought many…

On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a community organizer and CAAAV advocate, was beaten and arrested by two plainclothes police officers after attempting to settle a conflict between a white truck driver and a Pakistani cab driver. CAAAV immediately…

On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a community organizer and CAAAV advocate, was beaten and arrested by two plainclothes police officers after attempting to settle a conflict between a white truck driver and a Pakistani cab driver. CAAAV immediately…

On March 13, 1996, twelve demonstrators took over the office of Brooklyn D.A. Charles Hynes to demand justice for the police brutality cases involving Yong Xin Huong and Anibal Carrasquillo Jr. The sit-in called for Hynes to indict NYPD Officers…