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In this set of photographs, a group of people stand on the steps of City Hall in New York City. Some of them are holding handwritten signs advocating for domestic workers' rights. Legible signs read: "Respect Women’s Labor!!”, “Domestic Workers…

Two youths march in a protest. One of them is wearing a shirt that says "YOUTH JUSTICE," potentially indicating their involvement in CAAAV's Youth Leadership Project. The Youth Leadership Project (YLP) was established by members of CAAAV’s Southeast…

Racially-motivated police brutality is a disappointing cornerstone of the Asian experience across New York City, and Saleem Osman’s experience was no different. On May 26th, 1994, the cab driver and CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition was…

A crowd of CAAAV and community members gathered outside the Manhattan Criminal Court. They are wearing pink and purple striped ribbons pinned to their shirts to show support for Saleem Osman.

Saleem Osman, who coordinated CAAAV's Lease Drivers…

CAAAV and community members gathered outside the Manhattan Criminal Court, listening to someone (likely Saleem Osman) speaking to the crowd. Osman's lawyer Michael Deutsch, and CAAAV organizer Steve Mitra (both center in the background) are present,…

Saleem Osman (right) pictured with CAAAV organizer Steve Mitra (center) and two community members. Osman and the two supporters are wearing pink and purple striped ribbons pinned to their shirts.

Saleem Osman, who coordinated CAAAV's Lease Drivers…

A group of men walk down the stairs outside the Manhattan Criminal Court. They are wearing pink and purple striped ribbons pinned to their shirts to show support for Saleem Osman.

Saleem Osman, who coordinated CAAAV's Lease Drivers Coalition, was…

Michael Deutsch, Saleem Osman's lawyer, speaks to a crowd of supporters outside the Manhattan Criminal Court. The people in the crowd are wearing pink and purple striped ribbons pinned to their shirts to show support for Osman.

Saleem Osman, who…

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…

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…