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Tibetan Women's Association Pamphlet
This pamphlet (acquired during the World Social Forum 2004) advocates for the release of two imprisoned Tibetan individuals: Phuntsok Nyidron and the 11th Panchen Lama Gendhun Choekyi Nyima. The pamphlet describes that Nyidron was arrested for…
Times Square Demonstration
Demonstrators in front of a movie theater in Times Square protesting the film Rising Sun. Demonstrators hold up a yellow banner that seems to read "Asian Americans for Equality."
Times Square Protest Against the film "Rising Sun" (New York)
On July 30th, 1993, Philip Kaufman premiered his major studio crime thriller entitled Rising Sun. Adapted from Michael Crichton's book of the same name, Rising Sun concerns the murder investigation of a white female escort whose body is found in the…
To Prevent Further Gentrification in Chinatown: 20+ Chinese Students Take on the Responsibility of Organizing Chinese Tenants
This news article documents a community panel discussion on Chinatown gentrification hosted by CAAAV’s Youth Leadership Project. The event featured five of the six candidates running for Lower Manhattan’s City Council District 1 seat and centered on…
Tombstones at Yong Xin Huang's Memorial
At the memorial for Yong Xin Huang at Confucius Plaza in Manhattan's Chinatown, participants hold cardboard tombstones showing Asian American victims of police brutality and/or gun violence across the United States.
Tombstones remembering Asian victims of police brutality and racist violence during the Yong Xin Huang memorial march
Members of CAAAV and the family of Yong Xin Huang joined for a memorial march in Manhattan Chinatown the day before what would have been the 17th birthday of this victim of police brutality. This photo shows protestors with signs representing…
Tourists on New York City sightseeing bus in Chinatown
A red double-decker bus covered in text ("Hop On Hop Off," "See NYC," "New York Sightseeing") drives past a business called Well-Timed Wedding in Chinatown (Manhattan). Tourists sit on the bus's roof deck and study their surroundings.
Traditional Dance Performance
A woman in costume performing a traditional dance.
Traditional Indian Dance Perfomance
Four women in costume performing a traditional Indian dance.
Traditional Palestinian Dance Performance
Four women in costume perform a traditional Palestinian dance at a CAAAV benefit.