Protest against film Rising Sun in Times Square

Title

Protest against film Rising Sun in Times Square

Description

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 a 17-year-old Asian boy who was killed in a racist attack.

Date

July 30, 1993

Contributor

Allegra Favila

Rights

Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities.

Format

Photograph

Identifier

CAAAV_1570

Files

https://maggie.hosting.nyu.edu/caaav/files/original/002d7296fbae84676e74cbe0e75e8f91.jpg

Citation

“Protest against film Rising Sun in Times Square,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed December 22, 2024, https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/1603.

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