American history. And its really a worrisome thing that so Many Americans dont know American History and are swept up by this mans rhetoric. Its a commentary on our education and thats why its so vitally important that we know our history and particularly the more shameful parts of American History. Because we learn more, i think, from those chapters where our democracy faltered than the glorious chapters that were exposed to all of the time. So people like donald trump need to know our history. The mayor of roanoke has also expressed the same kind of comment and i extended an invitation to him and i talked to him over the telephone as well. You did . Hes a charming southern gentleman. [ laughter ] and he hasnt responded to invitation yet. But he extended to me, and he has a commission, Human Rights Commission or Something Like that, that extended an invitation to me to come and speak there. And so i am serving as an exam. For the mayor of roanoke. I have accepted that invitation and w
Although you probably know a fair amount of the plot already. Your own allegiance is based in part on your experiences and inspired by them. I should say my book is, too. I read your bike your autobiography as the start of my research. Byhaps you like to start setting a bit of the Historical Context for the audience. The detention of japaneseamericans is not covered in our schools as well as it should be, it is not a subject that is as wellknown as it should be, because there is so much to learn from it. Perhaps you can start by telling us about the historical background before we go on to your own personal experiences. George i know the power of stereotypes. There is a long history of the stereotype depiction of asians and asianamericans in the media in the United States. The set the backdrop for bombing of pearl harbor to trigger this hysteria. We happened to look like the people that bombed pearl harbor. By of the stereotype images the media fed into that hysteria. There was also ra
Shot, itainly a long think there are republicans out there may be including tom cole who are hoping for this to end up in a contested convention with paul ryan is the dark horse nominee. Prospects arethe as good as he is seen them in as many years in politics. He suggested donald trump does not have the requisite number of delegates, anything could happen. Host it will be interesting to watch over the next couple of months. Thank you for being our guest this week. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the need for horses on the farm began to decline radically in the 1930s. Thats not until the 1930s they figured out how to make a rubber tire big enough to fit on a tractor. Andting in the 19 30s 1940s, you had an almost complete replacement of horses as the work animals on farms. I read that in the decade after world war ii, we had S
There was evidence of espionage, that it was absolutely false. The fbi had found no evidence to support it. They had all agreed there was no evidence to support this. He demanded, he said it is highly unfair to this racial minority that these lies about them in an official publication go on corrected. The solicitor general in 1994, he stood up before the Supreme Court and said, standing behind every word in light of the military report, claimed there had been asked of espionage and acts of espionage and sabotage. We found these documents, me and other researchers. We put together a legal team in san francisco, portland, seattle, where the three cases started, and filed suits under a provision that means you can go back to court even if after you have served your sentence, even then, you can if you have evidence the government has committed misconduct. In all three cases, the judges agreed the government had lied to the Supreme Court. So they vacated them. The decision and fred koremats
His acting career has spanned five decades. Includes many roles, the first one was his iconic and lu,orgettable portrayal of su but it includes many others. George is not just an actor. He is an unprecedented social media presence, and he is an activist for many causes, speaking out for the rights of lgbt people and also asianamericans and many others. In recognition of his contribution to the relationship between the United States and japan, he was awarded the order of the rising sun. By his majesty the emperor of japan. Please join me in welcoming george takei. [applause] mr. Roosevelt thank you so much for coming. Mr. Takei thank you for the invitation to be here. Enter the japan society, it is always a pleasure to be here and to have a discussion with you, who has written a novel titled allegiance. Im halfway through that right now, so please dont reveal any spoilers to me. Mr. Roosevelt i will try not to, although i should say you probably know a fair amount of the plot already. B