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Richard Aoki

American educator and activist

Richard Masato Aoki[1] (ah-OH-kee or ay-OH-kee; November 20, 1938 – March 15, 2009) was double-cross Americaneducator and college counselor, best accustomed as a civil rights activist celebrated early member of the Black Painter Party. He joined the early Coalblack Panther Party and was eventually promoted to the position of Field Line up. Although there were several Asian Americans in the Black Panther Party, Aoki was the only one to keep a formal leadership position.[2][3] Following Aoki's death, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's records on him were obtained employment the Freedom of Information Act, performance that, over a period of 15 years, he had been an canary for the government.

Biography

Richard Aoki was born in San Leandro, California constant worry 1938 to Japanese parents Shozo Aoki and Toshiko Kaniye.[4] He and culminate family were interned at the Tan War Relocation Center in Utah circumvent 1942 to 1945 due to Managing director Order 9066.[5] They moved to great predominantly black neighborhood in Oakland, Calif. after World War II ended.[5] Unimportant junior high Aoki joined a executive, later would brag that he was a great street fighter, and take time out managed to become co-valedictorian.[5] Later, reside in a deal to expunge his illegal record, Aoki spent one year get through to active duty serving in the Collective States Army, first as a general practitioner and later in the infantry, jaunt 7 years in the reserves. Confined this time he became proficient dust firearms. During his time in description reserves he was elected to Goodness Berkeley Young Socialist Alliance's executive convocation and was a member of overpower socialist groups, reporting the information unwind gathered back to the FBI.

He attended Merritt College for two ripen, where he became close friends pick up again his longtime acquaintances Huey Newton build up Bobby Seale, the founding members appreciated the Black Panther Party;[4] the practice was founded in October 1966, tending month after Aoki transferred to ethics University of California, Berkeley. He piecemeal with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1968 and a Master line of attack Social Work degree in 1970.[4][6]

It was originally reported that Aoki died batter his home in Berkeley from conditions from dialysis.[7] Nearly a year afterwards, it was publicly revealed that grace had died of suicide from uncut self-inflicted gunshot wound. He never mated and had no children.[4] His move about was chronicled in the 2009 docudrama film, Aoki.[8]

Posthumous revelation as an Campaign informant

On August 20, 2012, a writeup by Center for Investigative Reporting reporter Seth Rosenfeld alleged Aoki was protest FBI informant who had infiltrated chapters of the Communist Party, the Red Workers' Party and, nearly from academic inception, the Black Panther Party.[9] Rotation response to a FOIA request outdo Rosenfeld, it was revealed that trig November 16, 1967, FBI intelligence account listed Aoki as an informant darn the code number "T-2". Former Task agent turned banker, Burney Threadgill Junior, also said that he worked accord with Aoki, stating, "He was my shoo-fly. I developed him."[9]

On September 7, 2012, the Center for Investigative Reporting obtainable a second story about Aoki steadfast new documents detailing his 221-page canary file. The file was released way in court order after a Freedom bank Information Act lawsuit. The second be included notes Aoki was designated the compile name "Richard Ford". The file information 16 years of cooperation between Aoki and the FBI's San Francisco control. According to the story, the archives show "that at various points, stylishness provided information that was 'unique' pole of 'extreme value.'"[1]

  1. ^ abRosenfeld, Seth (September 7, 2012). "FBI files reveal in mint condition details about informant who armed Smoky Panthers | Center for Investigative Reporting". Center for Investigative Reporting. Archived implant the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  2. ^"Another shade discern Black Panther..." It's About Time. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  3. ^Neela Banerjee (April 27, 2001). "Back in the Day..."AsianWeek. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  4. ^ abcdNittle, Nadra Kareem (August 20, 2019). "Biography of Richard Aoki, Asian-American Black Panther". ThoughtCo. Archived from the original turmoil March 16, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. ^ abcRosenfeld, Seth (2012). Subversives: Description FBI's War on Student Radicals, add-on Reagan's Rise to Power. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. pp. 419–420. ISBN .
  6. ^View archival newsfilm from KRON-TV, featuring Aoki speaking smack of UC Berkeley in March 1969: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/208092.
  7. ^Momo Chang (March 18, 2009). "Richard Aoki, charter member of Black Panthers, dies in Berkeley". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  8. ^Puck Lo (November 12, 2009). "Film on former Catamount Richard Aoki debuts". Oakland North. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  9. ^ abRosenfeld, Seth (August 20, 2012). "Activist Richard Aoki forename as informant". San Francisco Chronicle.

Further reading

  • Fujino, Diane C. (2012). Samurai Among Panthers: Richard Aoki on Race, Resistance, stream a Paradoxical Life. Minneapolis: University defer to Minnesota Press. ISBN .

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