roosevelt: tonight we are very fortunate to have george takei joining us. ae incarceration of over hundred 20,000 people of japanese dissent 32nd world war. george was a part of that. his own childhood experiences in the program informed currently running broadway musical "allegiance." his acting career has spanned five decades. includes many roles, the first one was his iconic and lu,orgettable portrayal of su but it includes many others. george is not just an actor. he is an unprecedented social media presence, and he is an activist for many causes, speaking out for the rights of lgbt people and also asian-americans and many others. in recognition of his contribution to the relationship between the united states and japan, he was awarded the order of the rising sun. by his majesty the emperor of japan. please join me in welcoming george takei. [applause] mr. roosevelt: thank you so much for coming. mr. takei: thank you for the invitation to be here. enter the japan society, it is always a pleasure to be here and to have a discussion with you, who has writt

roosevelt: tonight we are very fortunate to have george takei joining us. incarceration of over hundred 20,000 people of japanese dissent 32nd world war. george was a part of that. his own childhood experiences in the program informed currently running broadway musical

. >> tomorrow, an event with actor george takei on the treatment of japanese-americans during world warlked about his family being forced to leave their home and being sent to a race track where they were assigned a horse stall to live in. here is more. george: my younger brother and our baby sister, not yet a year early onep very morning and dressed hurriedly. my brother and i were told to whilen the living room they were packing the bedroom. we were gazing out the front window and we saw two soldiers with bayonets on their rifles marching up our driveway, stopped at the front porch, and banged on the door. i still remember how scary that was, very loud. my father answered it, and we were ordered out of our home. my father gave us little packages to carry. my brother and i and my father stood on the driveway waiting for my mother to come out. when she finally emerged, she had our baby sister in one arm and a huge duffel bag in the other. and tears were streaming down her face. it happened to me at five years old. but that morning, the terror of that morning is still embedded in my memo

i will moderate the discussion tonight and tonight we are fortunate to have george takei joining us for a discussion about an unfortunate chapter in our nation's history, the over 120tion of thousand persons of japanese descent, most of them birthright american citizens, during the second world war. george was a part of that. his own childhood experiences in informed the currently running broadway musical "allegiance." 's acting career has spanned five decades includes many roles , the first one in which i became aware was his eye comic and unforgettable portrayal of the helmsman of star trek, mr. sulu. it includes many others. he is not just an actor. he is also an unprecedented social media presence. he is an activist for many causes speaking out for the people and asian americans and many others. in recognition of his contribution to the relationship between the united states and japan, he was awarded the order of the rising sun, gold raise with rosette, by his majesty the emperor of japan. please join me in welcoming george takei. [applause] >> that's what they told me. thank you so

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