Samurai among PanthersAn iconic figure of the Asian American movement, Richard Aoki (19382009) 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. A reflection of this interconnection, Samurai among Panthers weaves together two