13 results

Joining the movement
Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003
By the time I had six kids we had to move to a larger apartment. …

Citizen participation
Norman Yoshio Mineta July 4, 2008
There are a lot of countries that call themselves democracies, but the thing that makes …

Coming Out Publicly
George Takei February 3, 2015
During this time, when I was active in all these other social justice movements, I …

Joining the Civil Rights Movement
Tamio Wakayama February 9, 2011
There’s the thing of instinct for survival, and there's an instinct of psychic survival, where …

Chauffeuring the SNCC Leadership
Tamio Wakayama February 9, 2011
Forman was a tough cookie. James Forman was the executive secretary of SNCC (Student Nonviolent …

Navigating the movement as an Asian
Tamio Wakayama February 9, 2011
Being Asian in there was great. In a lot of ways, it was great because …

George & Brad's Wedding
George Takei February 3, 2015
The fact that Brad and I could get married is a product of our democracy. …

Civil Rights Involvement
George Takei February 3, 2015
At that time also I was involved in the Civil Rights Movement. I marched with …

Business for gays (Japanese)
Akira Takashio August 4, 2015
(Japanese) I*: Do you know the story of Silver Lake? The gay neighborhood. Friend: Gays, …

On his songfilm Omoiyari
Kishi Bashi August 21, 2018
Omoiyari means empathy. It’s kind of like acting on empathy. It’s in between consideration, sympathy, …