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Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
Chinatown Rises Up to Unite Against Police Brutality
Lee’s photo of a bloody demonstrator made a Chinatown protest against police brutality front-page news in 1975. He recalls his determination to both document this unprecedented community gathering, and to demand that every news outlet pay attention. Activist Fay Chiang recalls this moment as being “the first time we showed city government the community could organize into a political force."
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Corky Lee’s epic quest to document Asian American history, culture, and activism.