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Members of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, carrying a banner bearing their name and logo, join fellow New Yorkers to protest racism against Asians at the premiere of the film Rising Sun near West 45th Street and Broadway in…

A Black man and Asian woman speak to members of the press in front of the now-closed Nathan’s Famous in Manhattan’s Times Square. Behind them is a raised red banner, presumably held by a group of demonstrators.

Asian members of CAAAV gather outdoors in New York City to call for an end to racist violence. A group of protestors hold a large banner bearing the CAAAV title and the text “Stop Racist Violence.”

Cambodian residents of New York City gather behind a long table to pose for a photo. The table is crowded with textiles and other goods, including purses, pillowcases, and hand-made clothing.

A Black man stands at the microphone to speak to a crowd of pro-Palestine demonstrators. The speaker, and some of the individuals in the background, wear buttons bearing the text, “Third World Within” in the colors of the Palestine flag.

At the center of a thick crowd of pro-Palestine protesters, a Black woman holds a tall yellow banner painted with a Black Power fist and the text, “Third World Within NYC.” Behind her, the demonstrators wave signs and Palestinian flags.

Women of color hold signs decrying poor treatment of domestic workers in NYC during a demonstration near the headquarters of the United Nations. Some demonstrators wear t-shirts listing the names of CAAAV and two other social justice organizations:…

A large yellow flag bears the words, “CAAAV ORGANIZING ASIAN COMMUNITIES NEW YORK CITY,” in painted red, black, and green letters. The flag billows in the wind during an outdoors demonstration.

In 2000, CAAAV’s Youth Leadership Project (YLP) produced a short documentary entitled Eating Welfare: Asians and Welfare in New York City. Created in the wake of the aggressive welfare reform of the 1990s, the film explores the lives of Southeast…

Asian members of CAAAV and Black New Yorkers march in protest past the now-demolished Sun Sing Theatre, under the Manhattan Bridge in Manhattan's Chinatown. Protestors hold signs calling for racial justice and an end to police brutality. One sign…