Who was Corky Lee? Get to know the legendary photographer.

Lee’s most notable photographs was when he capture young Chinese American Peter yew being dragged.....

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away by police.In 1975,yew had witnessed a 15 year-old being beaten by police officers for an alleged traffic violation.

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For some six decades,Lee’s photography became a record of the diversity and nuances of the .....

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Asian American and Pacific Islander communities as they evolved and grew in New York City and other cities in the United State

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In honor of Lee’s work as a Photographer and activist,New York City Mayor David Dinkins declared May 7.1993 as "Corky Lee Day."Lee’s work has been ....

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the subject of two documentaries,not on the Menu:Corky Lee’s Life and Work (2013)and Photographic Justice:The Corky Story(2022).

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He was born on 5 September in Queens .He called himself an ABC from NYC.Lee was self-taught as a Photographer,but his documentation of protests rallies,demonstrations...

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celebrations like Lunar New Year festivals and other daily events were published in countless publications like Time magazine,the New York Time.

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