George Takei
Author of They Called Us Enemy
About the Author
George Hosato Takei was born on April 20, 1937. He is an American actor and author, best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise in the television series Star Trek. Takei is also a proponent of gay rights and active in state and local politics apart from his continued show more acting career. He has won several awards and recognition in his work on human rights and Japanese-American relations, including his work with the Japanese American National Museum. Takei enrolled in the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied architecture. Later he attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in theater. He attended the Shakespeare Institute at Stratford-upon-Avon in England, and Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. In Hollywood, he studied acting at the Desilu Workshop. In 2004, the government of Japan named Asteroid 7307 "Takei" after him. In June 2012, the American Humanist Association gave Takei the LGBT Humanist Award. His book, Oh Myyy! (There Goes The Internet) was released on December 21, 2013 and became a New York Times bestseller in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by George Takei
Heroes Season 1: Company Man 1 copy
Going for Broke 1 copy
The Terror: Infamy: Season 2 1 copy
〈敵〉と呼ばれても 1 copy
Associated Works
The City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay that Became the Classic Star Trek Episode (1977) — Afterword, some editions — 546 copies, 16 reviews
True Justice: The Complete First Season — Actor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Takei, George
- Legal name
- Takei, George Hosato
- Other names
- 武井 穂郷 (Takei Hosato)
- Birthdate
- 1937-04-20
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Rohwer War Relocation Center, Arkansas, USA
Tule Lake War Relocation Center, California, USA - Education
- University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles (M.A. ∙ Theater ∙ 1964)
Shakespeare Institute
Sophia University
Los Angeles High School
Desilu Workshop - Occupations
- actor
author - Organizations
- East West Players
Japanese American National Museum - Awards and honors
- Asteroid Namesake (7307 Takei)
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
LGBT Humanist Award (2012)
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They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Powerful, essential story in US history. I'm curious if color was tested and found less effective than the grayscale used here.
A curious footnote that came to mind after the last chapter: “The kids are being [housed] in the same facility built under the Obama administration. If you want to call them cages, call them cages. But if the left wants to call them cages and the Democrats want to call them cages, then they have to accept the fact that they were built and funded in FY 2015.”… (more)
A curious footnote that came to mind after the last chapter: “The kids are being [housed] in the same facility built under the Obama administration. If you want to call them cages, call them cages. But if the left wants to call them cages and the Democrats want to call them cages, then they have to accept the fact that they were built and funded in FY 2015.”… (more)
Star Trek actor and activist Takei looks back on a childhood marked by war and injustice, transformed by parental heroes.
Takei was 4 years old in 1941, when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Soon after, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, decreeing that Japanese American people be imprisoned in concentration camps. Takei and his parents and younger siblings were forced to leave their home in Los Angeles and live in a series of camps—first at the Santa Anita racetrack and later at Camp Rohwer, Arkansas, and Tule Lake, California. Takei offers an unflinchingly honest, child’s-eye view of these events: stalls stinking of horse manure and filled with bugs and germs, sweltering barracks guarded by sentry towers with armed soldiers. Mindful, though, of young readers’ sensibilities, he interweaves moments of levity and escape: movie nights, a baseball league, a dog named Blackie, a snowball fight, and more. His parents’ courage shines through, too: Mama transforming their dismal surroundings into a home; Daddy serving as manager of their block. Lee’s mixed-media illustrations depict children in brightly colored outfits set against backgrounds of earth tones and deep blues to capture readers’ attention and underscore the individuality of the imprisoned citizens. Lee also inserts visual details to complement Takei’s evocative text. An author’s note details the harassment Takei’s family experienced as they rebuilt their lives in L.A.
A candid yet tender glimpse at a bleak chapter in U.S. history. (glossary and pronunciation guide, photographs) (Picture-book memoir. 4-9)
-Kirkus Review… (more)
Takei was 4 years old in 1941, when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Soon after, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, decreeing that Japanese American people be imprisoned in concentration camps. Takei and his parents and younger siblings were forced to leave their home in Los Angeles and live in a series of camps—first at the Santa Anita racetrack and later at Camp Rohwer, Arkansas, and Tule Lake, California. Takei offers an unflinchingly honest, child’s-eye view of these events: stalls stinking of horse manure and filled with bugs and germs, sweltering barracks guarded by sentry towers with armed soldiers. Mindful, though, of young readers’ sensibilities, he interweaves moments of levity and escape: movie nights, a baseball league, a dog named Blackie, a snowball fight, and more. His parents’ courage shines through, too: Mama transforming their dismal surroundings into a home; Daddy serving as manager of their block. Lee’s mixed-media illustrations depict children in brightly colored outfits set against backgrounds of earth tones and deep blues to capture readers’ attention and underscore the individuality of the imprisoned citizens. Lee also inserts visual details to complement Takei’s evocative text. An author’s note details the harassment Takei’s family experienced as they rebuilt their lives in L.A.
A candid yet tender glimpse at a bleak chapter in U.S. history. (glossary and pronunciation guide, photographs) (Picture-book memoir. 4-9)
-Kirkus Review… (more)
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