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Asian and Black New Yorkers gather in Manhattan's Times Square to protest racism against Asians at the premiere of the film Rising Sun. A sign in the shape of a tombstone bears the writing “Robert Buchanan, August 10, 1992, Olympia, WA,” in memory of…

Asian and Black New Yorkers gather in front of the United Artists Theatre in Manhattan's Times Square to protest racism against Asians at the premiere of the film Rising Sun. Many protestors hold signs as they march.

Black and white photograph of protestors holding a banner that reads, "COMMITTEE AGAINST ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE" and "CAAAV." Behind them, other protestors hold a banner that reads, "[...] FOR RACIAL JUSTICE."

A group picture of nineteen CAAAV members during a meeting in their work space. They are posed in three rows behind a conference table, which is covered in numerous papers and publications.

A large group of protestors gather in Sara D. Roosevelt Park (Lower East Side, Manhattan) to protest against New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. They hold up several signs and posters that read (from left to right) "IMPEACH GIULIANI," "ARREST…

Two musicians from the band Fu-Arkist-Ra perform on a stage. One musician is using a synthesizer, while the other (partially obscured) plays the drums.

Asian New Yorkers and members of the press gather in front of the Roundabout Theatre near Manhattan's Times Square to protest racism against Asians at the premiere of the film Rising Sun. One demonstrator’s sign reads “Ebony and Ivory Live Together…

Asian New Yorkers march past the Roundabout Theatre near Manhattan's Times Square to protest racism against Asians at the premiere of the film Rising Sun. Protestors hold signs written in Chinese and English decrying racism.

Members of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, carrying a banner bearing their name and logo, join fellow New Yorkers to protest racism against Asians at the premiere of the film Rising Sun near West 45th Street and Broadway in…

A Black man and Asian woman speak to members of the press in front of the now-closed Nathan’s Famous in Manhattan’s Times Square. Behind them is a raised red banner, presumably held by a group of demonstrators.