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Anibal Carrasquillo Jr. was 21 years old when he was shot in the back by NYPD officer Marco Calderon on January 22, 1995, under the suspicion of looking into vehicles. [1]
Two months later, on March 25, 16-year-old Yong Xin Huang was shot in the…

A seated audience member listens during a panel presentation. In the background, one person walks toward the back of the room, while three others stand near a yellow CAAAV banner—two of them wearing T-shirts with "CAAAV" printed on them.

A man holds a sign with two slogans; on the left, the sign says “Freedom for INS Detainees!” and, on the right, it says “Human Rights for INS Detainees!” The demonstrator takes part in a rally for Freedom for INS Detainees, in front of the Federal…

Members of a panel audience sit and listen to a presentation. More audience members stand in the back of the room, some in front of a large yellow banner that reads "CAAAV."

A Black demonstrator speaks at the protest for Freedom for INS detainees and holds a microphone. One person stands beside the speaker, and two other individuals are in frame. They are surrounded by apartment and office buildings. The demonstration…

A presenter stands in front of a panel audience as she speaks. The speaker is holding a sheet of paper in her hands; some audience members are holding small envelopes in their hands as well.

Protestors hold signs in a crowd. From left to right, the signs read: “No time to celebrate, Fight for our heritage;” “Southeast Asians are here to stay;” and “'Welfare Reform’ hurts Asian Americans.” Between 1996 and 2000, CAAAV organized their…

Two CAAAV community members hold a banner that reads “CAAAV: Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence.” Under the English, the sign features Chinese characters. Those holding the banner are surrounded by a crowd of demonstrators who are holding signs…

Ai-jen Poo sits with three CAAAV staff members as they read from a document that lays in her lap in preparation for a panel discussion related to the Women Workers' Project.

Ai-jen Poo is a Taiwanese-American labor leader, organizer, and author…