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Chinatown Residents Challenges Manhattan Bridge Rehabilitation and the Closing of Grand Street Station
On March 15, 1999, the Lower East Side Business Improvement District invited the NYC Department of Transportation and New York City Transit to brief community members on the impacts of the Manhattan Bridge rehabilitation project. Multiple…
Chinatown Factory faces Eviction: Harsh Reality Hits Makers of Fairy-Tale Gowns
This news article reported in English centered on the possible eviction of a Chinatown garment factory (Fortune Gardens), whose owner was sued by landlords for alleged unpaid rent. The factory’s shutdown could result in the unemployment of 40 Chinese…
Chinatown Buildings
A few buildings in Chinatown with signs in Chinese and English; one reads, "95 BOWERY PHARMACY INC. 95" in English with Chinese above it.
Chinatown Building
A building with fire escapes in Chinatown. The business on the ground floor is European Crystal Chandelier.
Chinatown (New York City) apartment building
Picture of an apartment building at 123 Baxter Street in Chinatown (Manhattan). A sign on the building reads "DOWNTOWN DEFINED [...] www.123baxterstreet.com."
Children at a Rally
Five children at a rally wearing headbands and shirts with slogans and signs. The headbands are partially obstructed, and read, "_ SOCIAL FORUM / SAYS / PHANSI GEAR" and the shirts read, "ISRAEL / AN / APARTHEID / STATE" and "LANDLESSNESS = RACISM /…
Child wearing a women workers sign at the Philippine Independence Day Parade
A child wearing a four-sided protest sign and marching in a Philippine Independence Day Parade. The words "WORKERS" and "WOMEN" are visible on the child's sign, likely representing the Women Workers Project (WWP) of CAAAV. Other marchers holding…
Channel 4 Report on Kim Huyn’s Case Against Police Harassment and Violence
Video opens with an advertisement. Report by Gabe Pressman of Channel 4 News, as part of a series on police brutality. Kim Huyn, Chinese-American 17 year old, boarded the bus in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn to commute to her high school, when the bus driver…
Celebrating 1 Year of the Chinatown Tenants Union
Stage decorations highlight CAAAV’s 1-year celebration of the Chinatown Tenants Union, with Chinese phrases emphasizing “bilingual service” and “community protection.” The photo featured a choir performance of more than 20 members.
CDaWS Pamphlet
This pamphlet details the work of the Centre for Development and Women’s Studies (CDaWS), an organization dedicated to the empowerment of marginalized groups, with a focus on women within those groups. Their goal is to empower women holistically…