George Takei made a stop in Hope during his Vancouver book launch to honour the memories of Japanese-Canadians who were interned in the nearby Tashme camp. On Monday, Sept. 2, Takei visited Hope’s Tashme Museum, which looks at the history of the Tashme internment camp, located in the ...
Among them was OG Trekker George Takei, who played Lieutenent Sulu in the original 1960s series. He stood alongside LeVar Burton, who played Geordi La Forge inStar Trek: The Next Generationin the 1990s. Burton had a message for studio executives who they’ve been on strike against: “Y’...
Takei has been an active voice in several social justice movements, including advocating for LGBT rights and speaking about the internment of Japanese-Americans during the Second World War. Takei also has a large following on social media, where he posts funny pictures to 4.5 million fans on ...
George Takei has a lot to say about reliving his childhood experiences in Japanese American internment camps while working on AMC's "The Terror: Infamy."
His early life was marked by adversity, as he and his family were interned in American concentration camps during World War II due to their Japanese ancestry. This experience would later shape Takei's activism and his work in the arts. In addition to his iconic role in Star Trek, Takei ...
“Ever since my early 20s, I have been speaking out about my childhood imprisonment by my own government in barbed-wire camps simply because of my Japanese ancestry. I helped found the Japanese American National Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian, to institutionalize thi...
Speaking exclusively to THR, the actor and LGBT activist says the 'Star Trek Beyond' development for his character is out of step with what creator Gene Roddenberry would have wanted.
Speaking with George TakeiMisha Davenport
His early life was marked by adversity, as he and his family were interned in American concentration camps during World War II due to their Japanese ancestry. This experience would later shape Takei's activism and his work in the arts. In addition to his iconic role in Star Trek, Takei ...