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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. "The first edition was released in 2022. It evolved out of a two-part abolitionist workshop series run by Asian American Resource Workshop in summer 2021."--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.
"Building an Asian American Movement: Visioning Towards Abolition is a zine and educational resource responding to the racist Atlanta murders of 2021 and the calls for justice which followed. The materials in this zine were written as part of a two part transformative justice workshop in summer of 2021. We compassionately critique calls to Stop Asian Hate by underlining the carceral nature of hate crime bills. We review the racist history of the PIC, as well as outline ways that the PIC has also historically harmed Asian American communities. We point to ways that our communities can do better in the struggle against anti-Black racism, and offer political education materials and alternatives to 9-11. About AARW: Asian American Resource Workshop is a political home for pan-Asian communities in Greater Boston. We are a member-led organization committed to building grassroots power through political education, creative expression, and issue-based and neighborhood organizing. We are organizing against displacement in all forms, whether it be eviction, deportation, or incarceration." – from https://www.printedmatter.org/catalog/59883/.
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, risgraphy, zines
Disciplines
Art and Design | Graphic Design
Recommended Citation
wu, kathy; Chang, Angela; Department, Graphic Design; Library, Fleet; and Collections, Special, "Building an Asian American Movement: Visioning Towards Abolition" (2026). Faculty & Librarian Work. 14.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/faculty_work/14