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These photos document a Walk-a-thon organized by an ad-hoc group of Asian organizations (including CAAAV and the Support Committees for David Wong and Yu Kikumura) to raise funds and support for the New York Free Mumia Coalition. 150 marchers holding…

In this photo, two protestors hold up banners at the back of a school auditorium. The signs read, "WE WILL NOT!!! BE SILENCED" and "DISTRICT 24 STUDENTS = 75% LATINO ASIAN BLACK."

In 1994, District 24 in Woodside, Queens represented a 20% Asian,…

Portrait of Yuri Kochiyama holding a sign that says "ASIAN AMERICANS UNITED AGAINST MISOGYNY" at Times Square protest against Rising Sun.CAAAV, along with dozens of other Asian American organizations across the country, organized demonstrations…

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,…

In the foreground, a woman speaks into a microphone. In the background hangs a banner with the words "NO JUSTIC[E] NO PEACE[ ] [U]NITE AGA[INST] RACISM."

Members of NYC-based taiko ensemble Soh Daiko perform at Asian Pacific Heritage Day celebration.

This photo shows Chinatown vendors and supporters marching in protest of Mayor Giuliani's "Quality of Life" program. Protestors hold signs such as "[Who] Can We Trust," "Quality of Life Stinks," "Stop arresting honest, hard-working people."

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Protestors holding signs at October 26, 1993 demonstration for Kum Nam Kim outside the 20th Precinct. Visible signs in this photograph read, from left to right, "Who can we trust?", "Community demands police accountability," and "Time has expired on…

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…

This photograph depicts CAAAV members posing with a cardboard cutout of rapper Mark Wahlberg, or “Marky Mark,” modeling for Calvin Klein. When this photograph was taken in 1993, images of Wahlberg modeling underwear (and, famously, grabbing his…