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24 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Title from cover. Cover included in pagination. At head of cover: "Building an Asian American movement". "Second edition printed in 2026 by Many Folds Press on a RISO SF9450. Edition of 150."--back cover.
Includes bibliographical references. Special zines copy has a library book pocket and card with information on the publisher, Many Folds Press. RISD Faculty, kathy wu, RISD Graphic Design faculty.
Visioning Towards Abolition is a zine about the history of policing in the United States, and ways that carceral frameworks have impacted — and organized — Asian Americans.
Included among these pages are worksheets, a timeline of Asian Americans and the Prison-Industrial Complex, and quotes from luminary abolitionists — as well as resources for alternatives to 9-1-1. Click here, for a digital version of these alternatives.
This zine was created by Angela Chang (writing), and kathy wu (design, illustration, and writing), and was riso-printed and published by Many Folds Press in 2026.
The first edition of this zine was published in 2021, and had evolved from a political education working group hosted by Asian American Resource Workshop. This second edition contains updated resources in Massachussetts and Philadelphia, as well as an updated introduction — as the moment, and the ongoing effects of carceral systems, continues to evolve.
Publication Date
2026
Department
Graphic Design
Publisher
Many Folds Press
City
Philadelphia
Keywords
Asian Americans, civil rights movements, alternatives to imprisonment, prison abolition movements, prison-industrial complexs, race relations, risography, zines
Disciplines
Art and Design | Graphic Design
RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record
Recommended Citation
wu, kathy; Chang, Angela; Department, Graphic Design; Library, Fleet; and Collections, Special, "Visioning Towards Abolition: Building an Asian American Movement" (2026). Faculty & Librarian Work. 14.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/faculty_work/14
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