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| + | [[Jerry Tung]] founded a Maoist group called the [[Asian Study Group]]. The ASG later merged with other radical groups to form a new organization, also headed by Tung: [[Workers Viewpoint Organization]] (WVO). On the eve of the Greensboro shootings in November 1979, the WVO changed its name to the Communist Workers Party . The CWP was one of several groups established as part of a Maoist revival within the radical community. To the Maoists, the pro-Soviet [[Communist Party USA]] was deemed soft on capitalism and lacking in militancy.<ref>[http://www.northcarolinahistory.org/commentary/195/entry North Carolina History Project, Greensboro Shootings]</ref> | ||
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In the 1970s, [[Michio Kaku]] was a leader, with [[Jerry Tung]], of the [[Workers Viewpoint Organization]], forerunner to the [[Communist Workers Party]].<ref>[Legacy to Liberation: Politics & Culture of Revolutionary Asian Pacific America, By [[Carolyn Antonio]], page 248]</ref> | In the 1970s, [[Michio Kaku]] was a leader, with [[Jerry Tung]], of the [[Workers Viewpoint Organization]], forerunner to the [[Communist Workers Party]].<ref>[Legacy to Liberation: Politics & Culture of Revolutionary Asian Pacific America, By [[Carolyn Antonio]], page 248]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 13 January 2013
Workers Viewpoint Organization
Origins
Jerry Tung founded a Maoist group called the Asian Study Group. The ASG later merged with other radical groups to form a new organization, also headed by Tung: Workers Viewpoint Organization (WVO). On the eve of the Greensboro shootings in November 1979, the WVO changed its name to the Communist Workers Party . The CWP was one of several groups established as part of a Maoist revival within the radical community. To the Maoists, the pro-Soviet Communist Party USA was deemed soft on capitalism and lacking in militancy.[1]
WVO leaders
In the 1970s, Michio Kaku was a leader, with Jerry Tung, of the Workers Viewpoint Organization, forerunner to the Communist Workers Party.[2]
- ↑ North Carolina History Project, Greensboro Shootings
- ↑ [Legacy to Liberation: Politics & Culture of Revolutionary Asian Pacific America, By Carolyn Antonio, page 248]