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Arts Nov 01

George Takei on why the original ‘Star Trek’ never featured a gay character

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Arts Oct 23

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George Takei on challenging the ‘mindless inhumanity’ of U.S. history’s darker chapters

"Star Trek" actor, civil rights activist and social media maven George Takei has now written a graphic novel, "They Called Us Enemy," about the trauma of his family's being rounded up by the U.S. government and sent to internment camps…

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‘I am an American’ — George Takei on a lifetime of defying stereotypes

"America is a diverse country. But we all subscribe to the values and the spirit and the Constitution of the United States."…

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Arts Nov 07

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‘Allegiance’ with George Takei portrays Japanese-American internment on Broadway

The musical "Allegiance," which recounts a family's struggle to endure the Japanese-American internment in the 1940s, opens on Broadway on Nov. 8. A rare foray onto the New York stage, the show was inspired by one of its stars, George…

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