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Saleem Osman, CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was violently assaulted and arrested in May 1994 for his activism. Cab drivers and protesters started a demonstration outside Manhattan DA’s office right away to denounce his unjust…

On January 21, 1988, protesters marched down Fifth Ave, Manhattan to demonstrate against the Howard Beach verdict, where three defendants were found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Michael Griffith. Griffith, 23, was beaten and chased by a…

Marla Kamiya, education coordinator of the Center for Immigrants’ Rights and member of Asian American Union for Political Action and CAAAV, pictured on the right.

On January 21, 1988, protesters marched down Fifth Ave, Manhattan to demonstrate…

Don Kao (right), director of Project Reach (a youth and adult-run, multiracial, multi-gender, substance abuse prevention, and anti-discrimination training center), pictured with Kazu Iijima (second left), Japanese-American activist and co-founder of…

Don Kao (second from the left), director of Project Reach (a youth and adult-run, multiracial, multi-gender, substance abuse prevention, and anti-discrimination training center), pictured with other Asian American protesters.

On January 21, 1988,…

Penny Fujiko Willgerodt (left), coordinator of CAAAV Newsletter Committee, holding banner that says "Stop Racial Violence." Kazu Iijima (right), Japanese-American activist and co-founder of Asian Americans for Action in New York City, which drew from…

Debi Ray-Chaudhuri of the Lease Drivers Coalition in blue coat yelling, pictured with other LDC protesters. CAAAV formed the LDC to organize lease drivers to demand safer working conditions, medical benefits, fair hearings with the Taxi & Limousine…

Saleem Osman was a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition. In March 1994, he was arrested for confronting the police to advocate for cab driver rights. Police dragged him out from his cab and assaulted him.

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Protestors walking and shouting with banners in front of the Chinese American Bank to denounce the arrest of Saleem Osman and police brutality.

Saleem Osman was a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition. In March 1994, he was arrested for confronting the police to advocate for cab driver rights. Police dragged him out from his cab and assaulted him.

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