Activist, author and acting legend George Takei shares the gut-wrenching story of his family’s experience during WWII, when racism and war hysteria led the United States government to imprison 125,000 Japanese-Americans in internment camps. His new book, “My Lost Freedom,” chronicles his family’s experience in a way that makes it easy for parents to teach their children about this dark period in America’s recent history.
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why is this dude relevant? yea, he played sulu 50 years ago, yea – he is gay, so what? what is his justification for existance?
ReplyYoung Japanese-Americans were allowed out of the internment camps if they joined the US army.
These men were placed into the 442nd infantry unit – to this day it remains the most highly decorated unit per capita in US history.
ReplyIt’s vital to know our own country’s history so we Do Not repeat past hateful evil . Just like with the evil of slavery.
ReplyI had no idea. :(. Uggg.
ReplyWhat a man!
ReplyThank you for sharing your time and the sculpture your Dad found with us here. So beautiful.
ReplyYou’re making my coffee salty
ReplyI gotta ask. How many people knew about this? Sounds like from the comments no one is shocked like I am!!!😮
ReplyLittle, meaning 7 and up. Please don’t read to preschool. Because we want children to be able to understand and not over-react. Become depressed. Or think this is how it should be.
ReplyAnd now we have the GOP wanting to do and have done is the same thing to immigrants from predominantly Hispanic countries.
ReplyWe can’t let history get buried.
ReplyA nice man. He speaks the truth. Northern America _really_ should learn, find it’s soul
ReplyNOT esp. down w/ his politics, but LOVE him as an actor, & human being.
ReplyLive long & proper! AYE.
Oh George, you make me cry.
ReplyYou just know this book will get banned in Florida. If it hasn’t already….
ReplyThey had those camps in Australia too unfortunately 😢. It was like they were blamed for the attempted invasion during WW2.
ReplyGood on George! So… the land of the not so free then? The USA, particularly in the 21stC, redefines hypocrisy…
ReplyThe Americans did not imprisoned
Replythe American nazis, the Germans or the Italians,
being all Europeans.
They only imprisoned the Japanese. Racists much?
I like Takei very much, he’s such a character,
Replybut he didn’t say “Oh, my!”.
I guess, the subject was very serious for humour.
a dark chapter of American history
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