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Like many people, and especially many Japanese Americans, I’m a big fan of George Takei. I’ve followed his career since I first saw him in …
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“New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei” opened on Sunday, March 12, at the Japanese American National Museum. (Read J.K. Yamamoto’s coverage and view …
Kenji saw her, or at least, he thought he saw her shoes cross East Second Street. They were silver Oxfords that looked like they had …
George Hosato Takei was born in Los Angeles in 1937 to an Issei father, Takekuma Norman Takei, and Nisei mother, Fumiko Emily Nakamura. He was …
“A musical?” says Leonard Nimoy, “on that?” He bursts out laughing. “A musical about the internment?” asks U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, wincing, “no, I would …
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “3 Reasons Why I Want Star Trek Transporter Technology NOW!” …
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "If the Japanese Had Created Star Trek..." Check back every …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "If J-A's starred in classic TV shows" Check back every …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, what if "Star Trek" were real? Check back every weekend …
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Episode 12 April 11 at 4 p.m. (HST) | 7 p.m. (PDT) Featured Nima: Kristen Nemoto Jay Guest Host: Shari Y. Tamashiro
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