1/100: Things I Love-George Takei
Apr. 20th, 2012 08:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alee_grrlToday is George Takei's 75th birthday, and so it seemed fitting that I choose him as my first topic in my 100 Things I Love blogs.
George Takei is one of my personal heroes, and I adore him for many reasons. I grew up watching re-runs of Star Trek, and Sulu was always one of my favorite characters. George has always been kind and supportive of his Star Trek fans, which is not always a common thing celebrities. He is also witty and charming, and generally comes across as a nice guy. When George came out in the 1990s that it was ok to be gay (or Takei). ;)
His activism, sense of humor (if you are on facebook and don't follow either his personal page or the It's OK to be Takei page, you should---seriously funny stuff can be found there), and kindness are uplifting. His dedication to QUILTBAG rights, and his determination to share the story of Japanese-Americans who were interred during WWII, a story that is very personal to him as he was interred in these camps as a little boy, amaze and inspire me. For all these reasons, I love George Takei.
So Happy Birthday, George Takei! May you have many more fabulous years to come!
George Takei is one of my personal heroes, and I adore him for many reasons. I grew up watching re-runs of Star Trek, and Sulu was always one of my favorite characters. George has always been kind and supportive of his Star Trek fans, which is not always a common thing celebrities. He is also witty and charming, and generally comes across as a nice guy. When George came out in the 1990s that it was ok to be gay (or Takei). ;)
His activism, sense of humor (if you are on facebook and don't follow either his personal page or the It's OK to be Takei page, you should---seriously funny stuff can be found there), and kindness are uplifting. His dedication to QUILTBAG rights, and his determination to share the story of Japanese-Americans who were interred during WWII, a story that is very personal to him as he was interred in these camps as a little boy, amaze and inspire me. For all these reasons, I love George Takei.
So Happy Birthday, George Takei! May you have many more fabulous years to come!
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Date: 2012-04-21 03:03 am (UTC)The family of one of my favorite teachers in grade school was interned in Hawaii during WWII and lost all of their property and their land and had to start over again. Mr. Hamasaki enlisted in the Army and used his GI Bill to attend college and taught in Southern California for 30 years until he retired. He is definitely one of the best teachers I ever had, bar none, and he still has influence in my life after all of these years.
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Date: 2012-04-21 10:49 am (UTC)