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A group of Women Workers Project (WWP) members of CAAAV sit together on a stoop at the Philippine Independence Day Parade. One person is eating from a takeout box, another holds a Philippine flag. From left to right, Ai-jen, Nita, Giae, Carolyn,…

Group demonstrating for the rights of Filipina workers as part of the Women Workers' Project. Large banner features mainly Filipino text alongside English.

Three Women Workers Project members pose with a poster that reads, "KALAYAAN AT PAGKAKAISA / FREEDOM AND UNITY, FOR ALL DOMESTIC WORKERS / FILIPINA DOMESTICS UNITE." The Women Workers Project (WWP) at CAAAV was also known as Kalayaan at Pagkakaisa ng…

Attendees of a Youth Leadership Project (YLP) and Southeast Asian Community Center (SEACC) meeting sitting in a classroom.

TV segments covering the backlash against police and the city of New York, led by CAAAV, in the aftermath of Yong Xin Huang's death at the hands of a police officer and a grand jury's refusal to indict him.

This photograph depicts a memorial and rally for 16-year old Yong Xin Huang, who was killed by a policeman. Dated July 16th, 1995, the rally was held the day before what would have been his 17th birthday. Organized by CAAAV, the memorial brought many…

March 24, 1995, Yong Xin Huang was shot and killed by police officer Steven Mizrahi. This incited protests among Asian communities against police brutality and anti-Asian violence. Marches and demonstrations took place for the cause of Yong Xin…

March 24, 1995, Yong Xin Huang was shot and killed by police officer Steven Mizrahi. This incited protests among Asian communities against police brutality and anti-Asian violence. Marches and demonstrations took place for the cause of Yong Xin…

Footage from the vigil for Yong Xin Huang, organized by CAAAV on the day before what would have been his seventeenth birthday. Speakers include CAAAV organizer, and family and friends of Yong Xin Huang. Speeches said in English and translated to…

TV segments covering both CAAAV's preparations for a protest outside the US Attorney's office to demand a federal investigation into the
killing of Yong Xin Huang at the hands of an NYPD officer, since a city grand jury had refused to indict him,…