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📷️ Native New Yorker #CorkyLee documented the life of #AsianAmericans for over 50 years. He is self-described as the #Undisputed #Unofficial #AsianAmerican #Photographer #Laureate
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In 1975, #CorkyLee sold an image of a bloodied #ChineseAmerican #PeterYew , who was beaten by #NYPD after he tried to intervene in their assault on a #Chinese teenager. The pic landed on the front page of the NY Post.
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#CorkyLee photographed the 20k Chinatown residents who marched in protest of #policebrutality #1975 #NYPD
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#CorkyLee photograhed #AsianAmericans in their daily work life.
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#CorkyLee captured the life of workers in #Chinatown
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#CorkyLee documented notable events in the #AsianAmerican community like the #1991 #MissSaigon protest.
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After 9/11, #SouthAsians experienced a wave of #xenophobia and #Islamophobia #Sikhs were often mistaken as #Muslims and violently attacked. #Photo by #CorkyLee
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#CorkyLee was a #photographer #photojournalist and #photohistorian that captured the joys and the trials of #AsianAmerica
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On May 13, 2024, #PBS will debut #PhotographicJustice #CorkyLee , the documentary on his life.

🪷 In the U.S., May is #AsianAmerican #NativeHawaiian and #PacificIslander Heritage Month.
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📸 #DearCorky is a mini-documentary on #CorkyLee by #PBS #AmericanMasters

🪷 In the U.S., May is #AsianAmerican #NativeHawaiian and #PacificIslander Heritage Month
Corky Lee's 100,000 photos chronicle Asian American life | Dear Corky | American Masters | PBS - YouTube

Official website: http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters | #AmericanMastersPBSNew Yorker Corky Lee photographed his hometown’s Chinatown and Asian American commu...

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Pam Sourelis
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Thank you for this thread!
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Bev Turner
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Excellent thread Renee! 💞
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Renee Tang
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😢 Corky was actually a friend. Sadly, he passed away from complications from #COVID in 2021, before there was a vaccine. He inspired so many young Asian Americans in NYC and in the US to be involved in the community. RIP #CorkyLee 🕊️
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