George Takei visits Forbidden Planet London and signs THEY CALLED US ENEMY

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Published on March 27, 2023 9:19:03 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLzoC8cHSU

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Forbidden Planet (1986)

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George Takei joined us at Forbidden Planet London on Sunday March 26th, to sign copies of his Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir THEY CALLED US ENEMY (co-written with Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott and beautifully illustrated by Harmony Becker) - and master documentarian Phil Wallis was there filming his visit!
George Takei is a civil rights activist, social media superstar, Grammy-nominated recording artist, New York Times bestselling author, and pioneering actor whose career has spanned six decades. He has appeared in more than 40 feature films and hundreds of television roles, most famously as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, and he has used his success as a platform to fight for social justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and marriage equality.
His advocacy is personal: during World War II, Takei spent his childhood unjustly imprisoned in United States internment camps along with 120,000 other Japanese Americans. He now serves as Chairman Emeritus and a member of the Japanese American National Museum’sBoard of Trustees. Takei served on the board of the Japan-United States Friendship Commission under President Bill Clinton, and, in 2004, was conferred with the Gold Rays with Rosette of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Emperor of Japan for his contribution to US-Japan relations.
You can order a wide variety of Stare Trek books and merchandise, many featuring George's signature role as Hikaru Sulu, right here:
https://forbiddenplanet.com/catalog/?tag=universe:star-trek

THEY CALLED US ENEMY
George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights.
But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father’s-and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future.
In a stunning graphic memoir, Takei revisits his haunting childhood in American concentration camps, as one of over 100,000 Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II.
Experience the forces that shaped an American icon-and America itself-in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.

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