George Takei: This Heirloom Preserves The Memory Of My Family’s Internment During WWII
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 16 апр 2024
- Activist, author and acting legend George Takei shares the gut-wrenching story of his family’s experience during WWII, when racism and war hysteria led the United States government to imprison 125,000 Japanese-Americans in internment camps. His new book, “My Lost Freedom,” chronicles his family’s experience in a way that makes it easy for parents to teach their children about this dark period in America’s recent history.
#Colbert #GeorgeTakei #MyLostFreedom #Books
Subscribe To "The Late Show" Channel: bit.ly/ColbertRUclips
Watch full episodes of "The Late Show": bit.ly/1Puei40
Listen to "The Late Show Pod Show" podcast: link.chtbl.com/Awagtx95?sid=yt
Like "The Late Show" on Facebook: on. 1df139Y
Follow "The Late Show" on X: bit.ly/1dMzZzG
Follow "The Late Show" on Instagram: bit.ly/29wfREj
Watch The Late Show with Stephen Colbert weeknights at 11:35 PM ET/10:35 PM CT. Only on CBS.
---
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology and more. Featuring bandleader Louis Cato and “THE LATE SHOW band,” the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Sept. 8, 2015. 
Развлечения
![Deadline: White House [4PM] 4/30/2024 | 🅼🆂🅽🅱️🅲 BREAKING NEWS Today April 30, 2024](/img/1.gif)
Many of the incarcerated people were working good farmland on the West Coast. Not only was their incarceration racist, it was also a land grab. Mr. Takei you are a national treasure. Thank you for making the world a better place.
Yes, no different than when the nutzies did it in the EU.
Exactly! It was viewed as an acceptable method under war time because Times magazine's 'Man of the Year Hitler" had rounded up their own citizens (Jewish people) just to steal their wealth to fund the war machine. Shameful event in US history.
Grabbed their businesses too.
So true... I had the honor of seeing his musical about the saga of internment (in San Diego) and visited many of the local places that were taken from their rightful, hard-working owners and even had a speaker visit the Maritime Museum of San Diego and speak to our docents about the toll on the fishing industry.
Excellent educator. Thank you Mr. Takei.
Interestingly enough in my town when one of the local families was sent to the camps, their white neighbors acquired the land and business officially, but held it in trust until the family was released and gave it back. Not all the whites were corrupt.
It wasn't just in the USA - we Canadians did the same thing to our Japanese citizens on our West Coast. Once they'd been marched out of their homes, many officials (and other people) simply stole family heirlooms and valuable items from their former private residences - even their fishing boats! Racism, theft and humiliation; unjust, unfair and entirely uncalled for. I wasn't even born at that time but I am still terribly sorry.
Me too. I'm glad George Takei has a platform to tell the story, but so sorry that it's needed. We must share these stories, so we can keep them from happening again.
Same in Australia 😪😪 tho we actually had a rebellion in one of our camps - the Cowra breakout 👍👍
My understanding is that what they had to leave behind they never recovered & after the war given 2 options; go back to Japan or settle east of the Rockies. I knew many Japanese Canadians who experienced this injustice.
The theft of property (real estate and personal) was rampant during their internment. They nearly went Tulsa Race Massacre but on a national scale.
#MuslimBanAnyone?
@@pennygleeson5029 That Cowra breakout actually sounds very interesting. I may look that up. It's also interesting to know that the USA wasn't the only country to indulge in this methodic racial internment/injustice. It makes me wonder if it was all Allied countries.
One dark and under-discussed topic, among many from that time, that America *doesn't like to* acknowledge. Glad to see it being talked about
edit: y’all need better reading comprehension, i never said nobody was talking about it
Italian-Americans were moved from the coast to more inland areas for over a year, then were allowed to go back to their homes, as many in California worked in the fishing industry, by 1943. German-Americans who were in the Bundt were also rounded up and put in camps, and they should have been, being pro-Hitler.
Another part of history the republicans are trying to bury.
Please read my posting that begins MY LOST FREEDOM AN AMERICAN CHILD'S STORY. A sad chapter that nobody talks about.
Thankfully, Mr. Takei is a loud voice who refuses to let it be forgotten.
Acknowledgement isn't the issue... Ignoring and overlooking is what most History books do to fit in important people like Christopher Columbus...
So pleased Colbert stopped talking and listened respectfully.
He talked over George’s toast and never actually drank the tea!! Bad form, Stephen.
@@willdickinson4177 if you look again you will notice Takei has don't have on glasses and then boom they are there, and then boom gone again, so it is pretty clear from that that there was some cuts during that part
He obviously was as moved as I was. 🤧
@@willdickinson4177 lol wow, you're quite the detective. Don't give up your day job. 😆
Yes, I’ve noticed Colbert is pretty intent at times on being the head cheese…
Thank you, Stephen, for giving this icon the silence that the story deserved.
That's a talent few others in this genre have. I didn't notice Stephen being silent until I read your comment. That's what makes it more wonderful.
@@shethingsd
Totally different topic and the interview technically went off the rails, but you should check out his interview with Kevin Smith
You’ll never laugh so much about a near-fatal heart attack; it’s just about 9 uninterrupted minutes if I’m not mistaken of Silent Bob delving into almost dying… all because he was told that it looked like he’d trimmed down quite a bit
It’s hilarious and that was basically the only question he was asked right at the start
@@TheMulToyVerse I kind of remember that, but I'll definitely check it again
Fallon would've been laughing: haha omgosh that's amazing so glad you're here!
Agree. The silence was intentional and well executed. Also giving G.T. a reflective moment to share about his personal life instead of taking the 'safe topic' of star trek career which has been tread multiple times.
America needs to talk about her injustices more openly, more honestly, and more frequently
No we don’t and we don’t have any injustices read a book
@@The_king567maybe you’re the one who needs to read a book
@@fightingfaerie nah I know history you people clearly don’t
@@The_king567 Japanese internments, Tulsa, KKK, racial lynchings, Native American forced relocation. Go ahead and tell me how these are not injustices. And that’s just a few off the top of my head. The list goes on and on.
@@fightingfaerie they are not the worst things ever so they are not worth people complaining or crying about crazy this had to be said you are the reason why people make fun of Americans for because you such weak people
He is a (inter)national treasure. Thank you George! ❤❤❤
(inter)planetary treasure.
(Inter)galactic treasure
Oh my! I'm glad we have people like George making the world a better place
Absolutely!
I have no love loss for George Takei. He is an anti-Semite.
When MTG posted that Jewish space laser comment on Twitter he posted an anti-Semitic joke in response. I wrote him & told him that I expected more tolerance from a Gay, Asian Man. He never apologized or took down the post.
My wife spent her teens in such camps and the wounds never left. Loss of all possessions and no restitution afterwards. It taught me what racism really meant back in my youth when we married,
My father said back when he graduated high school his grand father was a prominent Dixiecrat figure in the little town in Oklahoma where they lived. His grandfather told him he could help him navigate the local political chapter if it's something he wanted. He offered him his signet ring as a symbol of such a post. Knowing what that meant and the ideology behind it, he said he looked at the ring, set it back onto the table, slid it toward him and said, "No, I don't think I will do that."
He never talked about his family from that particular part in Oklahoma, but did speak more about his grand parents in North Carolina. I actually didn't know he had family in Oklahoma other than his father.
I think it was that culture in Oklahoma that drove him to enlist in the Navy right after graduating high school. Several years ago I asked why he enlisted and he basically said he just wanted to get out of Oklahoma and see what was out there. After he told me the story about his grandfather I realized the catalyst for enlisting was seeing what was out there and the impetus was his grandfather.
There are those in this country who want to ban the teaching of such matters of U.S. (and Western) history.
That tree knot story is a beautiful story. I met George Takei at a book signing at Mysterious Galaxy (a bookstore in San Diego) in the 90’s and he was the nicest man, so warm and friendly. I’d forgotten my camera (this was before cell phones really took off ) so he had his assistant take a picture of us and they mailed the picture to the bookstore for me. Wasn’t that going the extra mile? Every time I hear him tell a story about his family, it really warms my heart. Live long and prosper George!
Now you are just showing off, i am so jeolous
He did something similiar for me! At a convention, I had taken a picture with Walter Koenig and wanted to get one with him too, to be part of a gift for my Dad, but I didn't have the money. I could only afford a signature. When it was my turn, we had a lovely visit and I said "My Dad will love this." as a part of my goodbye and thank you. He said "Oh, it's for your father?" I said yes and he said, "We should take a picture for him too." He got up and (totally ignoring his handlers) came around the table and insisted that the handlers take our picture with my camera. He's an amazing person.
...Blessed 🐝...Mr. Takei, Stephen, all those helping these two activists, their families, readers now, everyone, Mother Earth and all the Other Species Companions...!!
I met him only once, also in the 90s. Honestly I think he got younger looking as the years went on
That's wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
OH. MY!! Mr. Takei. Is one of 5 people I wish I could just sit down and talk to for a couple of days. He is someone that is always trying to improve things for others. Much respect.
Who are the other 4?
I agree. He is so interesting and seems like a wonderful person
I love him so much ❤
I got to see him at a Science Fiction Convention in the San Francisco Bay Area. Had interesting funny stories of Star Trek filming flubs .
Truly one of most remarkable people alive today.
I have heard Takei give tribute to his father before. In his teens, George thought of the camps and was very angry. His father explained how he could love a country even though it had wronged him. Mr Takei was a man of honor and a true patriot.
That exact thing is what confuses me the most about non-white Americans to be honest, particularly African Americans. Their whole race has been wronged on such a degree that is unforgiveable and yet they have so much love for the US and pride in being American (or at least I see that a lot, I'm sure that's not 100% of people). I'm always confused why you wouldn't just say screw this I'm out of here... or at the very least show a lot of anger and frustration at the country, rather than love and pride. Would love to have some people of various backgrounds speak to that
Everybody should read,"To The Stars." It's George Takei's autobiography. Well worth the read.
He even narrates the audio book himself! I'd have it no other way.
I'm always surprised how many people are not aware of Internment. I'm glad that he continues to shed light on this history.
There is another "internment" that many are not aware of please read my post MY LOST FREEDOM AN AMERICAN CHILD'S STORY. on this comments section.
Yes, and soon there will no living survivors of this injustice.
I genuinely think far fewer people would know about it if not for George.
Georges description of endurance facing adversity is inspiring. Live long and prosper Monsieur Takei !
George Takei is an American treasure.
Thank you, sir.
he is, indeed. an American treasure - valued all over the world ❤🌍🌎🌏❤
Can’t wait to buy the book for my grandchildren who are all 1/4 American Japanese. George is a national treasure.
My grandchildren are both half Japanese-American, and I want to get it for them also! ❤️❤️
I have 4 half black and Japanese cousins and only met their Mother once 😌
It would be weird if they were 1/3. How would that even work?
@@davidanderson2357 🤪🤪🤪
@@davidanderson2357 Look up "3 parent babies" and prepare to have your mind blown
Bless you mr Takei, may you live to be 100 years old.
He needs to beat William Shatner for longest live star trek star..good luck!
At least☺️❤️
Sulu and Kirk are living LONG lives. They're both Captains of Starships.
Shatner's got a 6 year head start
Jojotheswede,
In this country, that's a curse!
The man knows his history and honors his family.
Great human being, doing great for 86, and Happy Birthday George for your 87th on April 20th.
the fact both him and William Shatner can still appear on stage and give a remarkable performance is a joy to watch 🖖
George Takei sexually assaulted a model in 1981. Or is sexual assault excused if you hate Donald Trump?
I doubt that. He is gay and has never tried to hide it.
@@Shawn-gr5ww
@@Shawn-gr5ww From the New Your Vulture, and it may help if you do some investigation yourself before believing everything anyone says… like Diaper Don.
In a new article from The Observer, however, Takei’s accuser is walking back parts of his story, which reporter Shane Snow points out has changed at various points since first Brunson’s first accusations in THR. When asked directly by The Observer if Takei actually touched his genitals in 1981 without consent, Brunton responded could not actually confirm the groping took place.
I asked him to clarify the issue. “Did he touch your genitals?”
“You know … probably …” Brunton replied after some hesitation. “He was clearly on his way to … to … to going somewhere.”
We shared a pause.
“So … you don’t remember him touching your genitals?”
Brunton confessed that he did not remember any touching.
@@derekparent752 wait, whatever happened to believe all victims? Brunton probably walked back out of fear of what George would do to him. Wasn’t #metoo about believing everything everyone says? Or is that just for when it’s against people you don’t like?
It's good to hear that he and his family found that beauty in their survival of an injustice brought on by a terrible time in human history.
what a wonderful and strong person. Live long and prosper Mr. Takei
George Takei is a legend, and an increasingly thin crowd that's left of Star Trek's original run, and should be cherished for that, but mostly, for all his activism and charity work!
George is so classy, he is funny and a gentleman.❤
Is that including his feud with Shatner, insulting him for his age and weight?
@@theuglywolf2536 here we go again. I have looked, and can find so many instances of Shatner talking disparagingly about Takei, but had real trouble finding anything close to what you're talking about except for an officially organized roast for television.
Oh myyyyy
Immensely grateful for George, his Father, Mother, Family & all good living beings
Love his father's philosophy. I wish all of us have the endurance & find beauty or own happiness during harsh circumstances
It’s vital to know our own country’s history so we Do Not repeat past hateful evil . Just like with the evil of slavery.
History doesn’t repeat and what does slavery have to do with anything do you think they are going to bring back slavery if you think that you are delusional
Thank you! 👊🏾
Most good children’s’ books are really for the adults reading to the child.
Personally, I believe that’s what makes the stories intriguing. Unfortunately, many of the best “childrens” books are being banned in places like Florida.
Utter nonsense
He’s a beautiful soul. So happy he’s with us.
What a touching story. One of my best friends from High School is Japanese and his mother spent the war in Manzanar Internment Camp and his father, one of the nicest men I have ever known, was in the 442nd Infantry Regiment . The 442nd was the most decorated decorated unit in the U.S. Military of World War II and was an all Nisei (second generation Japanese) combat unit. These brave young men fought while their relatives were locked up by the government they were defending. This whole episode in American History needs more light shined on it. Thank you George Takei.
My father, of the WWII generation, grew up in Bishop, CA. He couldn't serve in the armed forces due to car accident injuries, but he worked in the mine at Rovanna. Years later, after retirement to the OR coast, he met a gentleman of the same age who had been interred at Manzanar. The two became very good friends later in life: wisdom, age, and experiences created a common bond. Too bad we humans can't learn our lessons in a timely life-saving manner (Tutsis/Hutus, Israelis/ Palestinians, Trump/Anyone "Foreign," Cambodia, Serbia, Sudan, Yemen...)
That's a great comment. Wonderful stories all around! ❤...😊... 💙 ...
What a natural storyteller. How is his interview so short, Your whole show should have been George Takei
They didn't even show him walking into the stage so it's probably because of his health.
@@Javier.M. I wondered about that as well. Hopefully his health is still good, he certainly looks and sounds wonderful in this interview!
Oregon resident here. There is a memorial site in Klamath Falls, OR, near the OR/CA border, where Japanese Americans were held captive. Very sad part of our history. LOVE YOU, George!!!
There's a memorial plaque at the train station from which many were transported, in Eugene, IIRC.
its part of our present in Gaza right now. If you don't want to be remembeded among the Americans who allowed that, do not allow Biden to continue this. Vote uncommitted in the primary.
This man has so much history behind him.
Just watched his first TV appearance on Perry Mason in 1959. Thank you for all your years of memories, Mr. Takei.
Nimoy was also in a Perry Mason episode, as the bad guy.
To find beauty in harsh circumstances: moved my heart.
Fellow Asian American, thank you for sharing your powerful , poignant memories 🙏🙏🙏あなたの知識に感謝します
I am white American living amongst Asians in Thailand - Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Laotian, Burmese, Filipino - Asians are wonderful people, so sad what’s been done to them and what’s being done - the racism, the violence.
The humanity - thank you Mr Takei for the beautiful story of the sculpture. So much of wisdom from your father.
We can't let history get buried.
He is an international hero. ❤
What a wonderful, caring, and intelligent person he is.
I have met George several times and lovingly call him my Grandpa George. He is a wonderful man.
Nice to see an interview with Mr. Takei that doesn't just rehash stories from Star Trek. The man has so much more to offer all of us.
I am a California baby boomer who met a traditional Japanese family when I was 5. I fell in love with a Japanese lifeguard when I was 15. My Mom, a WWII Marine role modeled remorse and respect about history behind the the internment camps.
My grandkids have received George Takai's books as gifts from me. He is a national treaure.❤
Women weren't allowed in the Marines in WW II.
@@letolethe3344 Yes, they were, look it up.
A nice man. He speaks the truth. Northern America _really_ should learn, find it's soul
You can tell at the end that Colbert had been fighting back the tears. I was less successful. 😂
That was a beautiful story. George and Brad were in Hawai'i in February speaking at Honpa Hongwanji about internment. What an experience. He's so generous with his time.
I’m so glad your father had that philosophy. Glad you prospered! Thanks George!
I wish George Takei could live forever. He is the among the best in humanity.
Mr Takei and my eldest brother met in NY many years ago. They shared their stories. My brother was born in a concentration camp run by the Japanese in the Philippines. My father’s family, except for my mother, were American. They became friends. My father told me many years after the interment that he forgave the Japanese. He felt that as a Christian, it was his duty and responsibility to follow the teachings of his faith. My brother, is an agnostic. His reasoning is that Hatred is the cause of wars. Both expressed peace as a result of the true meaning of war.
Thank you for this interview. Looking forward to reading and owning the book.
I grew up in Hawaii and learned this history. I’m part American Indian and have felt apart of all the culture that makes this country unique!
he got the response right!!!! omg I knew Colbert was awesome.
I was a bit surprised by that too. I knew he was a trek fan but not everyone actually remembers there is a response to LLAP
@@Mike-kw5xv Picard and Sarek did it the other way around in Unification Part 1.
What a wonderful human 🥰 Live long and prosper Mr. Takei 🖖
I was lucky to have him at our family get together when I was a kid. That man is full of life and it was a joyful memory.
I still remember clearly how George Takei talked about this time in his life at a Star Trek convention and it deeply moved me.
As a German, our dark history was a big part of my history classes and we even had the chance to listen to someone who barely escaped the camps by fleeing to France. But before that talk, I didn't know that America had their own kind of camps.
It's important to never forget these injustices and atrocities happened and that we have to work hard, to not let them happen again. And I agree with George Takei on his take, that we should not judge all people of a country by their leader's actions.
in contrast to Germany, almost no other country faced up to their past and addressed their crimes and atrocities in an appropriate manner. the US certainly didn't. if memory serves correctly, only South Africa managed to get this right in recent history.
@@embreis2257the has doesn’t need to do because they have never committed any crimes god you people are ridiculous and delusional read a book dude
George's Father's description of what constitutes endurance is beautiful and inspiring!
My dad did that too, and we call one the seal,still have them. They are beautiful, one is finished (seal),the other unfinished. Love you George!
wow George you are such an icon. Thanks you for speaking out right now.
🖖Live long and prosper George 🖖you wonderful human.
Peace and Long Life
Always so good to see George Takei. Great story about his family sculpture.
George Takei always makes me smile ❤
A true American treasure. Your honesty and resilience are going to help us learn from the lessons of the past.
I appreciate Takei-san so much for being a wonderful activist and using their celebrity status to spotlight a time that effected so many Americans, including my own family as a fellow Nikkei.
I had to go out of my way to learn about the concentration camps since my family wouldn't talk about our family and the past to me directly. Found out that I had family inside and that other family.
I can't imagine what they experienced but I know how it effected everyone in the next generations of our family.
武井穂郷さん、本当にありがとう。感謝申し上げます。💙💙
Right on, George. What happened then needs to be taught so it doesn't happen again.
I'm not crying. You're crying.
I have always liked George Takei, but hearing him today I just love him. I am going to look for his book and buy it. He is a wonderful man.
The most beautiful soul, shared the most moving stories. 💖
The internment camps in LA should never be forgotten. When the USA did the same thing with ICE in the last 5 years. It disgusted me how quickly the Americans forget about their own attrocities. LLAP.
Ice is not the same thing god you people are ridiculous and none of this was. A atrocity read a book
Never a fan of Star Trek but I am a big fan of George Takei he undoubtedly is an American national treasure
❤❤❤ George Takei, national treasure
This is our shameful history. Let's not let history repeat itself.
Why
One of the most beautiful humans.
For the respect level..You've hit the top with "Sulu"..Class of a man ..Thank you Mr Colbert for have brought him on the show.
His story is so important. Thank you George!
Great interview as Colbert just let him talk. Loved it.
Thank you for sharing your time and the sculpture your Dad found with us here. So beautiful.
Please protect George Takei at all costs! He is an American treasure! God bless him and his!❤❤❤
What a delightful human being.
Such a lovely man
Stephen’s ability to just listen and not interrupt is so important.
What a beautiful and meaningful family story. You told it with such truth and heart. Your father was a wise man.
When others (on the right) want us to forget history, treasures like George Takei brings us his own story that helps to remind us, "Those who forget the past, are doomed to repeat it."
No history doesn’t repeat itself self more like it rhymes read a book
Stephen Colbert is always so thoughtful and considerate. By far my favorite late night host.
Thanks for just letting George talk freely without interruption. That was sweet.
What a sad yet inspiring story. Yes, we need to teach the real history of the United States and our allies as well. If we don't look at it square in the face or water it down, we will learn nothing from it. We are meant to learn from our mistakes in life, the same goes for nations. You learn nothing if you refuse to face it.
What would that do and this isn’t important at all you people are everything wrong with this world
@@The_king567 "You people" learn from history so we don't repeat it.
@@coleengoodell7523 we aren’t repeating it
George Takei - integrity, talent & compassion. Meanwhile ... Trump "white power naps" in a courtroom.
Why does George profess his undying hatred when it comes to Donald Trump, but not only forgives but openly supports the man and political party that was the reason he was wrongly detained in this country?
@@Shawn-gr5ww Seriously ! gee a history lesson - once upon a time Republicans were the party of Abraham Lincoln - honest Abe ! now they kowtow to a lying fraudster & fascist traitor who rejoiced in the desecration of the Capital building. George Takei believes in democracy.
@@Shawn-gr5ww Because the past is the past. No amount of hatred or vitrol will undue what was done.
@@deadair32101 so do you think you can forgive Trump for all the thing he did you perceive as bad when he’s long gone or are you just being a hypocrite coming up with desperate excuses?
@@Shawn-gr5ww First of all, George Takei can forgive or not forgive whomever he likes, it's simply none of your business. Same goes for anyone else.
If you really want to have a discussion about Trump in comparison to FDR (of all people...), start with this: historical circumstances matter, so do 80+ years of history of wars, racism and inequality (and also overcoming these things to some degree) that Trump should and could have learned from in the information age.
But you're not here for a real discussion, nor are you up to it. You're just out here trolling in the service of a fascist. So let's leave it at that and not waste anybody else's time.
釜炒り茶 Kama iri cha is the style of tea leaves being processed in deep bowl and roasted accordingly. Sayama city is not as major as other tea famous region like Uji, Yamé, or Kageyama. Nice to know of real green teas served in the heart of NYC. Love from Tokyo ❤
Anyone who hasn’t read George’s book They Called Us Enemy - pause what you’re reading and read that book immediately. It’s an incredible, heartbreaking and inspirational story.
Now, I’m gonna go order that kid’s book for our early childhood education collection.
I loved when George Takei was on the Howard Stern Show! He’s truly a great human!❤
Another excellent work on Nisei experience is Snow Falling on Cedars, set in northwest Washington state 1939-1947.
Yes. Beautiful story. Made me cry.
Excellent excellent book.
Colbert bringing the American experience home.
Gotta love Colbert he got some guts.
Stephen even returned the Vulcan salute correctly. 🖖🏻
Because Stephen is a massive nerd. ❤
Greatest Honor and Respect Mr George Takei Thank You for being with us and bringing us your story 🙏🏽 💖💕
Thsnk you for allowing this story to be told. We were never taught this in School, what a shame. This is just another example of why even as a child never understood how we the U.S. was supposedly the greatest country in the world. 😢
It always amazes me how one group of humans can do many wrongs to other groups of humans, and America is no exception. Thank you Mr. Takei for showing us the most respectful way out of the "jungle" !
Can we freeze this guy (successfully!)? He’s an American icon. He suffered perhaps the second worst fate (second only to slavery) of any American (forced internment), and yet, he is a wildly proud American. He sees the good through the bad. Love him. Given what this country did to him and his family, he is perhaps one of the greatest patriots ever. He came out the other side of the internment camps a proud American… determined to see change… but nonetheless confident that if it could occur anywhere, that change could happen HERE. The personification of hope. Live long and prosper, Mr Takei.
Why makes you think this was the worst thing ever and dude America didn’t create slavery or have the most slaves brought read a book next time
There was a worse fate than his. MY LOST FREEDOM AN AMERICAN CHILD'S STORY. Please scroll to find my story in this comments section.
@@The_king567was that English. Sorry, but I believe I’ve read far more than you. Not that it’s a contest. And I didn’t say it was the worst. It was the worst with that one worse exception. So, not only do you not understand my comment, but your reply is incomprehensible. Maybe English isn’t your first language. As an ESL teacher, I can appreciate that. So, I don’t want to sound hateful. All I’ll say is that you neither understood my comment nor made a comprehensible reply yourself. So, I’m sorry you didn’t get it. I stand by my comment.
@@garyedwardgray7549 yes it was it wasn’t the worst I can name at least a dozen things that are the worse and English isn’t my official language but that isn’t important for this conversation what I said is still true this was. A justified thing to do when most Japanese people supported the empire at that time
Oh George, you make me cry.
I’m 67 and a good friend of mine in middle school and high school was Japanese/American and his parents told me all about their life in the internment camps. We were taught about the Holocaust but very little about the Japanese camps in the US. Blessings to you and your family Mr. Takei.
George Takei is a legend and an inspiration. However, can we give props for Stephen Colbert's ability to listen...to actually listen to what somebody is saying. In this technological age of constant distraction it's a lost skill.
God Bless you Mr. Takei. I am a better person today. I will buy your book for my new home.
I love that story, tears in my eyes. And Mr. Colbert, your listening skills are the best of any host. I have so much respect for you. I thank you.
What a fine man. His book will go to my grandchildren right away.
I can’t believe he’s 86. He looks great!
I visited Heart Mountain "Relocation" camp north of Cody, Wyoming a few years ago. They had no heat the first winter. In Wyoming. Mr. Takei's father is the embodiment of Asian endurance - find beauty in adversity to overcome. Lovely segment, Mr. Colbert.