Richard Aoki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Aoki

American educator and college counselor

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1938

Place of Birth: San Leandro, California, United States

Date of Death: 15-Mar-2009

Profession: educator, human rights activist, school counselor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Richard Masato Aoki ( or ; 20 November 1938 – 15 March 2009) was an American educator and college counselor, best known as a civil rights activist and early member of the Black Panther Party.
He joined the early Black Panther Party and was eventually promoted to the position of Field Marshal.
Although there were several Asian Americans in the Black Panther Party, Aoki was the only one to have a formal leadership position.
Following Aoki's death, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's records on him were obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, showing that, over a period of 15 years, he had been an informant for the government on the activities of the San Francisco area dissident movement.