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In the case of the murder of Jian Wan Chen at the hands of her husband, Dong Lu Chen, the latter was sentenced to five years' probation, setting a new precedent of so-called cultural defense. In this photo, Monona Yin of CAAAV speaks at a forum to…

Mark Wahlberg, one of the most well-known American movie stars, is a racist. In 1986, he harassed a group of African and Asian American teenagers. In 1988, he attacked two Vietnamese Americans, including Johnny Trinh, an army veteran[1]. Wahlberg was…

A group poses for a photo in Chinatown. They are holding a sign written in Mandarin that reads (according to Google translate): “Protect human rights deeply! Protecting immigrants in Chinatown.”

Activists protesting against the detainment of undocumented immigrants. Four demonstrators hold a sign that reads "Centro de Trabajadores Latinos / Latino Worker Center / Amnistia Para Los Indocumentados." A Puerto Rican flag is partially visible…

Group of activists standing together, holding signs against the INS' detainment of immigrants at Wackenhut Prison in Queens. Signs read: "Freedom for Wackenhut's Detainees," "Freedom for INS Detainees," "Punished for Demanding Freedom," and "Repeal…

On July 27, 1999, inmates at Wackenhut Immigration Detention Center in Queens went on a hunger strike, demanding the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) review pending parole for political asylum cases and improve the conditions in the…

A person holding up a large banner that reads vertically "Third World Within NYC" at a rally for Palestine.

A woman at a crowded protest speaks into a microphone; she holds a sign that reads "Ebony and Ivory Live Together in Bipolarity, Genocide Of All Asians Is The Stark Reality."

A large group of protestors surrounds a speaker. In the background, banners include the text "Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence" and "New York Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans."

A large group gathers for a tenants meeting.