Title Aoki / TWF Films presents ; a film by Ben Wang & Mike Cheng ; directed, produced, filmed, and edited by Ben Wang & Mike Cheng

Published [California] : TWF Films, [2009]

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file (95 min.)) : sound, color and some black & white Summary AOKI chronicles 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 Notes Originally produced by Ben Wang in 2009 Credits Score, Nick James Performer Richard Aoki, Billy X. Jennings, Bobby Seale, Bryant Fong, Cesar Preciado-Cruz Notes Closed captioning in English English with closed captioning in English DVD version record Subject Aoki, Richard, 1938-2009. SUBJECT Aoki, Richard, 1938-2009 fast Subject Asian American Political Alliance (Berkeley, Calif.) -- History Black Panther Party -- History Asian American Political Alliance (Berkeley, Calif.) Black Panther Party. SUBJECT Asian American Political Alliance (Berkeley, Calif.) fast Black Panther Party fast Subject Japanese Americans -- Biography Japanese Americans. Japanese Americans Genre/Form documentary film. Biographies Documentary films History Feature films. Nonfiction films. Documentary films. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction. Form Streaming video Author Wang, Ben (Filmmaker), film director. Cheng, Mike, film director. TWF Films (Firm), presenter

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