Protestors at Premiere of Rising Sun in Times Square

Title

Protestors at Premiere of Rising Sun in Times Square

Description

A person holds a sign that reads “Stop the Burn, Eclipse the Sun, We Are Still Recovering From the Last A-Bomb” while another individual holds a sign whose entirety is cut from view but begins with “Can We All Get…” There is a cameraman in the background and protestors are smiling.

The demonstrators were protesting in Times Square against the premiere of Rising Sun, a film widely scrutinized by CAAAV and other political organizations for its xenophobic and racist portrayals of Asians, namely the Japanese. This protest took place on July 30, 1993.

Date

July 30, 1993

Contributor

Digitized by: Frank Chiang and Van Anh Tran
Catalogued by: Sam Marsh

Rights

Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities.

Format

Photograph

Identifier

Photo065

Files

Photo065.jpg

Citation

“Protestors at Premiere of Rising Sun in Times Square,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2485.

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