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    George Takei on his childhood in internment camps — and his faith in the future

    by Vera Castaneda, Los Angeles Times Sep 18, 2019 3 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - Actor George Takei says he's determined to keep talking about the imprisonment of his family and 120,000 other Japanese Americans during World War II because he wants a new generation to know what happened and fight similar injustices today.

    Last Tuesday, Takei recounted the morning his father abruptly woke him and his younger brother to get dressed and pack. They were going on vacation, his father explained to 5-year-old Takei as his mother bundled up his baby sister and the few belongings they could carry.

    Armed soldiers forced

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