George Takei
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"George Hosato Takei"/?? ??/Takei Hosato/; April 20, 1937}} is an American actor, director and author, probably most widely known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the in the television series Star Trek: The Original Series/Star Trek. He also portrayed the character in six Star Trek/Star Trek feature films and in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager.

Takei's involvement in social media has brought him new fame. His Facebook page currently has over 8 million likes since he joined in 2011, frequently sharing photos with original humorous commentary.

He is a proponent of LGBT social movements/LGBT rights and active in state and local politics apart from his continued acting career. He has won several awards and accolades in his work on human rights and Japanese-American relations, including his work with the Japanese American National Museum.

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We were taken to Arkansas in trains like this.

Vierzig Jahre später erkennen wir, dass diese Utensilien auf unserem Schreibtisch daheim und bei der Arbeit wieder. In der Serie trugen wir ein fantastische Gerät, dass wir benutzen, wenn wir mit jemandem sprechen wollten. Dieses Gerät ist heute sehr realistisch und sher nervenraubend.

That's right. These are the suitcases that immigrants brought with them, ... Star Trek.

I didn't want to talk about being in an internment camp, ... They would ask me, where was I? I would say I was far away...But I never went into details.

All that was required for it to become law was the autograph of one actor.

They didn't want 'those people' coming into Hancock Park, low-income people. The Hancock Park people clearly were making their opposition known to Henry Waxman.

We are going to make a stronger, better, truer democracy....We will boldly go where America has never gone before.

The large popular normality is that rigid, constrained normality, ... But there's another natural normality. And you come to realize, 'This is who I am. And by gum, I'm not going to let it be a constraint!'

We are part of the fabric of America, from U.S. senators to your schoolteacher to your local banker.