especially if youre prone to sticking to home).

but I knew that we looked exactly like the people that bombed Pearl Harbor.Takei was well aware of the hatred that still lingered for Japanese Americans.

Through the hardships that Takei endured.(Mario Reyes/The Rafu Shimpo)By PETER YOON.Takei came out publicly in 2005.

Takei recounted his Hollywood heart-throb quickly disappearing from films after being exposed as a gay man in a magazine.He was called a sissy and was beaten.

in the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles.

My father was my hero in many ways.Professor and Manzanar Committee member Wendi Yamashita reminded the audience.

who recently participated in Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories Alive – the Manzanar Committees joint educational project with the National Park Service.and an interfaith ceremony to commemorate all of those buried at the camp cemetery.

repaired them and become more inclusive.The day program featured educational speeches.