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Injustice: Made in America — Remembering Vincent Chin 1955-1982. On display June 5–6, 1992. Mixed media installation was a joint effort by Godzilla Asian American Arts Network and CAAAV. Text and objects explain and symbolize the compounding layers…

A woman speaks into a microphone while three demonstrators stand behind her. A banner behind the demonstrators reads, "[ASIAN] AMERICAN [LEGAL] DEFENSE."

This image shows a man holding a sign that reads in part: “We Demand Better Roles for Asian Actors''[1] at a demonstration at the opening of the film Rising Sun at the United Artist Theatre in Times Square. On July 30th, 1993, CAAAV, along with…

Activists process down a street, holding a sign that reads "Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence New York City." In the background, another banner reads "Asians for Racial Justice."

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 large yellow flag bears the words, “CAAAV ORGANIZING ASIAN COMMUNITIES NEW YORK CITY,” in painted red, black, and green letters. The flag billows in the wind during an outdoors demonstration.

Asian members of CAAAV gather outdoors in New York City to call for an end to racist violence. A group of protestors hold a large banner bearing the CAAAV title and the text “Stop Racist Violence.”

Asian 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. One sign…

CAAAV demonstration and march in lower Manhattan for Racial Justice Day on April 7, 1997. Signs carried by activists read: "Asians For Racial Justice," "Shame On You," and "John Tan," with illustrations of a police hat and club.

Two female CAAAV members collecting the signature of a man riding a bicycle while a man and woman pass behind them.