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A person in a white suit speaks into the receiver of a megaphone being held by CAAAV organizer Alexandra Suh. Next to them are Yong Xing Huang's mother, three sisters, and high school friend on crutches. In the background, more CAAAV supporters, and…

A woman reads out from a leaflet in front of two large posters while Saleem Osman stands behind her, reading through a clipboard. The one of the left is from the Young Korean American Service and Education Center (YKASEC), which is now the MinKwon…

Two attendees of the vigil for Yong Xin Huang tie white ribbons on a fence around a large poster dedicated to Yong Xin, while a man (far left) looks off camera solemnly.

Members of CAAAV and the family of Yong Xin Huang marched through Manhattan…

Members of Kinding Sindaw, a Filipino performance group, perform Filipino memorial songs at the vigil for Yong Xin Huang. Three men stand on stage while a woman and child stand behind a pedestal. A man with a video camera kneels on-stage to capture…

Two childhood friends and classmates of Yong Xin Huang stand behind podium, with one speaking to the vigil attendees. To the right of the podium sits a large poster with a picture of Yong Xin, his full name and the words "JUSTICE FOR OUR BROTHER"…

CAAAV and community members attending the vigil for Yong Xin Huang, organized on the day before what would have been his seventeenth birthday. Hyun Lee (far right) is giving a speech at a podium. Yong Xin's mother and three sisters are seated in the…

Protesters gather outside of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to demand justice for Yong Xin Huang, a Chinese American 16-year-old who was shot and killed by police officer Steven Mizrahi on March 24, 1995, while Huang was playing in a…

A group of people march to the Manhattan Bridge in a protest against police brutality. A person in the foreground looks at the camera smiling. In the back, a partially visible red banner reads "Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence." During the…

A person stands looking at the camera while holding a handwritten sign that reads “Police the police now!”. The sign also contains an illustration of a police officer holding a baton. Behind this person, other people hold a partially visible banner…

Signs in photo read, "Justice for Yong Xin Huang" and "Remember Yong Xin Huang; March 24, 1995: Died at the Hands of NYPD."

On March 24, 1995, Yong Xin Huang was shot and killed by police officer Steven Mizrahi. This incited protests among Asian…