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Five "For Rent" signs are fixed to a building in Chinatown (Manhattan). The signs partially obscure tenants' windows.

Footage of interview conducted in Spanish with Mele.

A person wearing a “Justice” vest standing next to three police officers at a rally.

A protestor holds a sign resembling both a bullseye and an eye. Another protestor, also holding a sign, stands behind them. This photo was taken during the May 27, 1994 march from Police Plaza to Central Booking in support of Saleem Osman and against…

During a demonstration against the film Rising Sun in Times Square, a Black man holds a sign that reads, "Racism Is Used To Divide the People of Color!"

A man holds a sign with the words "Racism is used to divide the people of color!" in the foreground of photo. United Artists Theater is visible in the background.CAAAV, along with dozens of other Asian American organizations across the country,…

This photograph dated July, 1995 was taken at the memorial service of 16-year-old Yong Xin Huang at PS 124 in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Huang’s middle school portrait can be seen in a black frame bordered with purple flowers. The line “WE SHALL NEVER…

Following the release of the film Rising Sun on July 30, 1993, members of the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV), along with members of numerous other activist organizations such as the New York Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans, took…

Three women standing outside, possibly at a protest. Two of them are holding signs which read (from left to right): “Stop Modern Day Slavery! We Are Watching You. ANDOLAN Organizing South Asian Workers” and “Mr. Bhatia, Shame on you!”

CAAAV participating in an interracial protest against racial violence. Main focus of the image is a large CAAAV banner stating "Stop Racial Violence" with protestors holding it aloft.