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Asian American Activists March Down Fifth Ave on Days of Outrage #3
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…
Asian American Activists March Down Fifth Ave on Days of Outrage #4
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…
On January 21, 1988, protesters marched down Fifth Ave, Manhattan to demonstrate…
Activists March Down Fifth Ave on Days of Outrage
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…
Press conference and protest in front of Manhattan DA’s office before Saleem Osman's hearing #3
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…
Press conference and protest in front of Manhattan DA’s office before Saleem Osman's hearing #4
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…
Press conference and protest in front of Manhattan DA’s office before Saleem Osman's hearing #4
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…
"Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence" banner held for press release
"Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence" banner is held for a press conference by National Network on Anti-Asian Violence, which included CAAAV
Protest at the Brooklyn District Attorney's office over the police killing of Yong Xin Huang #1
CAAAV protestors hold signs that say "remember our son" with a photo of Yong Xin Huang. One member is getting interviewed by a news reporter.
Protest at the Brooklyn District Attorney's office over the police killing of Yong Xin Huang #2
Demonstrators hold signs at the protest that say "Remember Yong Xin Huang" and "how many kids must die?" Yong Xin Huang was murdered by the NYPD in March 1995 by an NYPD officer who was later acquitted in May 1995.
Protest at the Brooklyn District Attorney's office over the police killing of Yong Xin Huang #3
Image of signs for the protest that say "Don't Shoot. Kids Playing" and "Would you shoot your own?" with a fake gun. The signs were made to protest the killing of Yong Xin Huang who was murdered at 16 by an NYPD officer.