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The Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance and SMU Embrey Human Rights Program Present George Takei.

 

George Takei has captivated audiences for decades with his acting talent as well as his charming and witty personality. Born in Los Angeles, California to Japanese-American parents, Takei speaks openly about his childhood experiences during World War II. At the age of five, he was forced to relocate with his family to internment camps in Arkansas and northern California.

 

Takei recalls being transported by train with his parents and siblings to an internment camp in Arkansas. His childhood innocence protected him from the dark, humiliating reality his parents bore in silence; he dutifully stood with his classmates every morning and recited the Pledge of Allegiance from a guarded classroom where "liberty for all" did not ring true.

 

Takei later testified to Congress during their public hearings on the internment camps and sought an apology for the incarcerations. Inspired as a teenager by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Takei took part in the Civil Rights movement and still fights for equality and justice in a better informed American democracy. Breaking through racial barriers, Takei found success as an actor and reached peak science-fiction fandom for his iconic role as Lieutenant Sulu in the Star Trek television series and movies. He continues to act on stage and screen and advocates for LGBTQ rights.