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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…

CAAAV members hold posters with images of Yong Xin Huang and banner of CAAAV.

On 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…

Demonstrators holding signs in English outside the Montefiore Family Health Clinic in the Bronx. The signs read, "Stop Discrimination" and "Translation Provides Language Skills, Assistance, Services, Good Health."

CAAAV's Youth Leadership Project…

Members of CAAAV and Black New Yorkers march in protest past the now-demolished Sun Sing Theatre, under the Manhattan Bridge in Manhattan's Chinatown. Protestors hold signs calling for racial justice and an end to police brutality. Banner picutured…

A group of female workers are protesting and picketing on the sidewalk with banners that read "Stop Exploitation of Workers", "Slavery was abolished in the US", "Stop Bringing Slavers, We Are Watching You Andolan".

In the heart of Philadelphia, where the city’s historic legacy converges with its diverse, vibrant communities, there have been moments that stirred the very soul of its community, sparking intense debates and fueling the fight for preservation of…

A protestor is holding a sign with a drawing of a large man reaching out to grab a cop with the text "People's Justice" in his hand and "Stop Killer Cops Now!!!" written on top. Protestors were taking part in the 1996 Racial Justice Day March from…

This photo shows two protest signs with pictures of Yong Xin Huang on them, one with the text "remember" and the other with his birth and death date and the text "We shall never forget". These signs were used at the 1996 Racial Justice Day March from…

This photo shows protestors from CAAAV taking part in the 1996 Racial Justice Day March from City Hall to Tompkins Square Park.

Protestors at the 1996 Racial Justice Day March are holding signs with police brutality victims names and stories on paper cut out to look like a side profile of a cop. Visible in the photo are posters for Yong Xin Huang and David Cotto, two people…