Corky Lee’s Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice

＂A posthumous collection of over 200 ... photographs that document the history and cultural impact of the Asian American social justice movement, through the lens of ... photographer Corky Lee--the man who sought to change the world one photograph at a time. Using his camera as his pen and sword, Corky Lee documented Asian American-Pacific Islander communities for fifty continuous years, breaking the stereotype of Asian Americans as docile, passive, and, above all, foreign to this country. [This] is a ... retrospective of his life’s work--a selection of the best photographs from his vast collection, including those he personally chose before he passed, from his start in New York’s Chinatown to his coverage of diverse Asian American communities across the country＂--

Corky Lee (1947-2021), a native of Queens, New York, was an activist-photographer who documented Asian American communities and movements for social justice for fifty continuous years. Mae Ngai is Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and professor of history at Columbia University. She is the author of several books, most recently The Chinese Question. Chee Wang Ng is a New York-based visual artist and photographer.