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- As a child, Takei and his family lived in an internment camp in Arkansas, during the Second World War.
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Takei had several relatives living in Japan during World War II. Among them, he had an aunt and infant cousin who lived in Hiroshima and who were both killed during the atomic bombing that destroyed the city .
Jan 12, 2014 · As a child, Takei and his family lived in an internment camp in Arkansas, during the Second World War. After the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941, all Americans of Japanese descent were taken out of their houses and businesses and placed in tar paper shacks across the country.
Aug 22, 2019 · Takei’s journey began in 1942, shortly after his fifth birthday, when bayonet-toting soldiers banged on the door of his family’s Boyle Heights home and swiftly took him away, along with his...
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When he was a child, George Takei and his family were forced into an internment camp for Japanese-Americans, as a "security" measure during World War II. 70 years later, Takei looks back at how the camp shaped his surprising, personal definition of patriotism and democracy.
Feb 10, 2017 · Actor George Takei reflects on a lifetime of activism, the legacy of Japanese American internment camps and the spirit of 'gaman.'
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Jul 17, 2019 · It's spring of 1942 when Takei's family is first taken from their Los Angeles home. Allowed to keep only what they can carry, Takei's parents must sell off their belongings for next to...
May 4, 2021 · At a time when Asian Americans were hardly seen on screen, Pat Morita and George Takei broke new ground — seizing roles where they were able to play against stereotypes in the 1960s and '70s.
