George Takei Research Paper Outline

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Tim Blegen
Mrs.Kluss
English
29 October, 2014
George Takei George Takei was not only a phenomenal actor, but also an inspiring icon to the social media and the “International Gay and Lesbian Association” (, also known as IGLA). George Hisato Takei was born in April 20th, 1937 and was discriminated as a Japanese-American at the time. Though he had a rough start at first, Takei worked his way up as an actor and starred in many movies and tv shows. One of his most popular roles was “Hikaru Sulu” from “Star Trek”.Among his Star Trek fans, there were rumors about his sexuallity. In October 2005, George Takei was self announced as a homosexual. With his strong belief, he made a huge impact in the views of Americans. Takei’s parents are, as you …show more content…

He even says that he could feel his parents anxiety at the time. Although they were very stressed, his parents were extraordinary; especially his father who really experienced “the anguish, the pain, and the outrage.” As a teenager, George had an argument with his father at the dinner table. He was angry with the discrimination of the Japanese and let it out on his dad; yet his dad was able to explain the core ideals of democracy to his son and really touched his heart. One of my favorite quotes was by Takekuma Takei who said, “our democracy is a people’s democracy, and it can be as great as the people can be, but it’s also as fallible as people are.” All in all, I feel that it is truly inspiring to see a child go through this and still be very successful.
George Takei went on to have tens of thousands of fans from acting in the T.V. series “Star Trek”. He played as the character Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu and starred in the second pilot episodes of the series. Other than Star Trek, he has more than 40 feature films and hundreds of guest appearances in tv shows. He was a fantastic actor and was quite special at the time. It was quite uncommon to see an Asian actor or actress on television probably because of the Pearl Harbor incident. Captain Hikaru Sulu: An

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