Saturday, December 5, 2009

Richard Aoki>>>

I saw this today. Even Mestre Cobra Mansa was in the building. Definitely a sight up if you never knew. Be Well>>>
http://www.angryasianman.com/images/angry/aoki_premiere.jpg
Aoki, by Ben Wang and Mike Cheng, is a new feature documentary chronicling the life of the late Richard Aoki, a third generation Japanese American who became one of the founding members of the Black Panther Party in 1966. Here's the film's official description:
Aoki is a documentary film chronicling the life of Richard Aoki (1938-2009), a third-generation Japanese American who became one of the founding members of the Black Panther Party. Filmed over the last five years of Richard's life, this documentary features extensive footage with Richard and exclusive interviews with his comrades, friends, and former students. Viewers will learn about Richard's childhood in a WWII Japanese American concentration camp, growing up in West Oakland, and serving eight years in the U.S. military. The film explores previously unknown facts about the formation of the Black Panther Party such as how Richard became intimately involved in its founding and contributed the first two firearms to the Party. Aoki highlights how Richard's leadership also made a significant impact on individuals and groups in the contemporary Asian American Movement. Richard's contributions to the groundbreaking organization Asian American Political Alliance (AAPA) and its involvement in the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) student strike led to the formation of ethnic studies at U.C. Berkeley. Above all else, Aoki is a film that demonstrates the incredible dedication to justice that one man's life has had and how the lessons of solidarity, commitment, and discipline can carry on from one generation to the next.
View the trailer here. It's a really interesting portrait of a fascinating figure. The film made its world premiere Thursday, November 12 at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland.

2 comments:

CEERayz! said...

The brother behind the scenes. Focussed and ready for whatevr.

TomTheInsomniacMagMan said...

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1968 and now its 2009. WOW!!! shit is still the same. The only thing that has changed is in 68 we was willing to stand up FIGHT as a people, now we are killing and fight each other. How sad 41 plus years later history repeating its self.