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On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a community organizer and CAAAV advocate, was beaten and arrested by two plainclothes police officers after attempting to settle a conflict between a white truck driver and a Pakistani cab driver. CAAAV immediately…

Interviews with people of color from all walks of life discussing the presence of the processed meat SPAM in their lives and cultures. In Asian and the Pacific Islands, SPAM, as an American food, is a delicacy and a status symbol, a fact that,…

On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a community organizer and CAAAV advocate, was beaten and arrested by two plainclothes police officers after attempting to settle a conflict between a white truck driver and a Pakistani cab driver. CAAAV immediately…

Joanne Lum gives a guided tour of some of the objects held by the Chinatown History Museum. Footage shot of other material in the museum along with casual conversation with Lum. Also footage of a formal interview with Lum about her work with the CSWA…

This pamphlet details the work of the Centre for Development and Women’s Studies (CDaWS), an organization dedicated to the empowerment of marginalized groups, with a focus on women within those groups. Their goal is to empower women holistically…

Video opens with an advertisement. Report by Gabe Pressman of Channel 4 News, as part of a series on police brutality. Kim Huyn, Chinese-American 17 year old, boarded the bus in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn to commute to her high school, when the bus driver…

In a documentary-style video, the Chinese Staff and Workers' Association (CSWA) showcases striking Asian workers at the Silver Palace Restaurant in Chinatown. The workers organized into a union, but those who had joined were fired and it was not…

In a documentary-style video, the Chinese Staff and Workers' Association (CSWA) showcases striking Asian workers at the Silver Palace Restaurant in Chinatown. The workers organized into a union, but those who had joined were fired and it was not…

Footage shot for DCTV's documentary, Canal Street: First Stop in America. Video has no sound.