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Two youth volunteers sitting on a bus. One of them is holding a sheet of paper.

Young protesters holds a sign at a demonstration against the film "Rising Sun"; "[We De]mand [Better] Roles [for Asian] Actors"

Three youth volunteers chatting. One of them is referring to a piece of paper on her lap.

Youth volunteers standing around in a circle. Signs on the wall read "Affordable Housing Now!" and "No Stadium Chinatown."

Two people lean down on a table filling out paper on clipboards.

Following the release of the film Rising Sun on July 30, 1993, members of the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV), along with members of numerous other activist organizations such as the New York Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans, took…

Image showing CAAAV demonstrators protesting the movie Rising Sun in Times Square. One protestor holds a sign that reads "The Protocols of Zion Anti-Asian Style."

Demonstrators in front of a movie theater in Times Square protesting the film Rising Sun. Demonstrators hold up a yellow banner that seems to read "Asian Americans for Equality."

This image shows a man holding a sign that reads in part: “We Demand Better Roles for Asian Actors''[1] at a demonstration at the opening of the film Rising Sun at the United Artist Theatre in Times Square. On July 30th, 1993, CAAAV, along with…

A young woman is interviewed in front of a movie theater by a New York 1 television news reporter and a 1010 WINS radio news reporter during a demonstration protesting the film "Rising Sun"