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As Governor Pataki headed to an Asian-American Heritage Month celebration in midtown, 80 protesters gathered nearby to voice their concerns. Organized by the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV), the protest highlighted the detrimental…

Signs in photo read, "Justice for Yong Xin Huang" and "Remember Yong Xin Huang; March 24, 1995: Died at the Hands of NYPD."

On March 24, 1995, Yong Xin Huang was shot and killed by police officer Steven Mizrahi. This incited protests among Asian…

Protesters gather at the 17th precinct police station in Manhattan East Side to protest the police beating of 20-year-old Korean student Yong Kook Ou. Weeks earlier Ou was pulled from his bike and arrested for riding against traffic and severely…

CAAAV members standing in front of a sign that reads "Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence," protesting the film Rising Sun at its opening in Times Square.

CAAAV, along with dozens of other Asian American organizations across the country,…

Demonstration at 1 Police Plaza to Chinatown 5th Precinct after arrests during the Manhattan Bridge Takeover protesting Mayor Giuliani’s oppressive police policies. Photo depicts protestors holding memorial signs. One reads "Manuel Mayi murdered by …

Demonstration at 1 Police Plaza to Chinatown 5th Precinct after arrests during the Manhattan Bridge Takeover protesting Mayor Giuliani’s oppressive police policies. Photo depicts protestors holding memorial signs. A protestor holds a sign reading "GO…

Three participants in a community meeting on police brutality sit in chairs, listening to a speaker who is not in frame. From right to left, one man sits with a sling on his arm, the participant in the middle is holding pages of notes, and the…

Five participants in a community meeting on police brutality sit in chairs, in front of two signs in Chinese characters, and one sign in English that reads “Let’s Respect ALL in N.Y.C.” From left to right, one man sits wearing an earpiece for…

A man wearing a headset for translation speaks at a community meeting on police brutality, co-sponsored by Coalition for the Advancement of Police Accountability. He sits in front of two posters written in Chinese characters. Referenced in CAAAV…

A vacant Dragon Gate Market with empty stalls in Sara D. Roosevelt Park on the Lower East Side. Two people walk in the distance. In the back, there is a large mural painted on a brick building that features a dragon in front of a city skyline.…