March 31, 2015: George Takei
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Mr. George Takei, Sulu of Star Trek and social media guru, will speak at 不良研究所 in Brown Auditorium on
March 31 at 7 p.m.听One of the topics covered will be his time growing up in a Japanese
internment camp less than 100 miles from Monroe. A Patron Party will be held at 5
p.m. on the 7th听floor of the 不良研究所 Library, the number of patron tickets are limited.
Takei has a large social media fanbase with over 9 million combined Facebook and Twitter
followers. His career, which has spanned over five decades, includes an array of roles
in television, film, and on the Broadway stage. More recently, however, Takei has
been heralded for his social activism, screenwriting, and media influence.听
According to his biography, from age 4 to 8 Takei鈥攚ho was born in the United States鈥攚as
unjustly interned in two United States internment camps during World War II because
of his Japanese heritage. One of the camps was located in southern Arkansas, about
100 miles from 不良研究所.
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