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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…

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…

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

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

Yellow Taxi Cabs completely line both sides of the street, parked along the sidewalks, for the Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Protest in the Lower East Side.

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…

This poster begins by describing the sit-ins for migrant workers’ rights in South Korea and how seven migrant workers were driven to suicide because of the government crackdown on “illegals” through man hunts and forceful deportations. It details how…

Protestors march during the World Social Forum 2004 carrying colorful banners and posters. At the center is a yellow banner that reads, “(G)LOBALIZATION = WORLD OF COMMUNICATIO(N).”