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OverviewAn iconic figure of the Asian American movement, Richard Aoki (1938-2009) was also, as the most prominent non-Black member of the Black Panther Party, a key architect of Afro-Asian solidarity in the 1960s and '70s. His life story exposes the personal side of political activism as it illuminates the history of ethnic nationalism and radical internationalism in America. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Diane C. FujinoPublisher: University of Minnesota Press Imprint: University of Minnesota Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.703kg ISBN: 9780816677870ISBN 10: 0816677875 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 02 May 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsContents Abbreviations Introduction: Demystifying the Japanese Radical Cat 1. “My Happy Childhood That I Don’t Remember” Disrupting the Deviant–Noble Binary 2. “Protecting the Japanese” The Ungrieved Trauma of Internment 3. “Learning to Do the West Oakland Dip” Masculinity, Race, and Citizenship in Postwar Oakland 4. “I Was a Man by the Standards of the ’Hood” Military Misadventures and Cold War Masculinity 5. “My Identification Went with the Aspirations of the Masses” The Old Left, Third World Radicalism, and Vietnam 6. “The Greatest Political Opportunity of My Life” Joining the Black Panther Party 7. “Support All Oppressed Peoples” Founding the Asian American Political Alliance 8. “Learning to Fly on the Way Down” The TWLF Strike and the Duality of Education 9. “A Community-Oriented Academic Unit” The Birth of Asian American Studies 10. “An Advocate for the Students” The Counselor, Instructor, and Administrator 11. “At Least I Was There” A Rebirth in Activism for Freedom, Justice, and Equality Epilogue: Reflecting on a Movement Icon Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsSamurai among Panthers is a bracing, honest, and revealing biography. The book is a powerful reminder that although social movements operate collectively within social and political contexts, they are ultimately enacted by individuals who, like Richard Aoki, are flawed, complicated, dedicated, and visionary. Daryl J. Maeda, author of Rethinking the Asian American Movement <p> My friend Richard Aoki was there when Huey P. Newton and I founded our Black Panther Party, discussing political analysis and seeking critique approval of our Ten Point Program. This book is a necessary kind of reading that illuminates my friend's political revolutionary life's meaning: Richard Aoki's reverence. --Bobby Seale, founding Chairman and National Organizer of the Black Panther Party Samurai among Panthers is a bracing, honest, and revealing biography. The book is a powerful reminder that although social movements operate collectively within social and political contexts, they are ultimately enacted by individuals who, like Richard Aoki, are flawed, complicated, dedicated, and visionary. -Daryl J. Maeda, author of Rethinking the Asian American Movement Richard Aoki straddled the worlds of ethnicity by the radical bridge he built through his engagement with an authentic, even saucy American radicalism. Diane C. Fujino unearths Richard's story with sympathy and warmth, and in the process redeems the legacy of a remarkable American radical. -Vijay Prashad, author of The Darker Nations: A People's History Of The Third World My friend Richard Aoki was there when Huey P. Newton and I founded our Black Panther Party, discussing political analysis and seeking critique approval of our Ten Point Program. This book is a necessary kind of reading that illuminates my friend's political revolutionary life's meaning: Richard Aoki's reverence. -Bobby Seale, founding Chairman and National Organizer of the Black Panther Party Samurai among Panthers is a bracing, honest, and revealing biography. The book is a powerful reminder that although social movements operate collectively within social and political contexts, they are ultimately enacted by individuals who, like Richard Aoki, are flawed, complicated, dedicated, and visionary. --Daryl J. Maeda, author of Rethinking the Asian American Movement Author InformationDiane C. Fujino is associate professor of Asian American studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her books about leading Asian American activist Yuri Kochiyama (Heartbeat of Struggle) and with Fred Ho (Wicked Theory, Naked Practice) are published by the University of Minnesota Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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