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Protestors gather at 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 beaten…

A person stands looking at the camera and holding a handwritten sign that reads "Protect our beloved children from police brutality and and [sic] bring justice / We demand and [sic] investigation from the 1/2 precint [sic] Queens and also 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…

Rudolph William Louis Giuliani was the 107th mayor of New York City. After his success in election in 1993, he pushed a series of "tough on crime" policies and appointed William Bratton as the police commissioner. This led to widespread cases of…

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…

In the foreground are two women holding large tombstone-shaped signs upon which are written the names and dates of death of Asians and Asian Americans. In the background is other protestors, including a man holding up a similar sign facing away from…

A diverse crowd progresses down a street. They are holding signs that read "Stop Racist Violence, Coalition Against Anti-Again Violence," and "Racism No, Affirmative Action Yes."

CAAAV protest against Rising Sun, a 1990's action film with stereotypical presentation of Asian Americans.

Asian American organizations protesting Rising Sun a movie that was seen as having Asian Americans stereotypes.