5/4 Aoki

Aoki's form of resistance was interesting to watch and very inspiring. He called for direct, mass action which completely contradicted what many of the readings have been preaching. Gandhi's philosophy for disrupting British hegemony in India was through peaceful, non-violent action. Scott argued that "everyday forms of resistance" was the most efficient way to slowly and silently wear down the power. These thinkers believed passive, non-violent practices was the solution to overthrowing authority, which makes Aoki's method quite interesting. He said "if you don't have power, then you don't have anything" and that you have to be serious in order for the government to take you seriously.  Although his thinking was extremely radical and militant, he still helped facilitate the movement for Asian Americans. He managed to help build the first official pan-Asian organization, which gave Asian-Ams more visibility. One thing that was interesting to see was that not only did it focus on Asians, but there was solidarity with the Chi/La community. Alliances were being formed and bonds were made. In the end, his way of resistance was very successful, although it directly goes against the non-violent approach of Gandhi.