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George Takei: Why I love a country that once betrayed me

TED Talks201400:15:58Creative Commons
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When he was a child, George Takei and his family were forced into an internment camp for Japanese-Americans, as a “security" measure during World War II. 70 years later, Takei looks back at how the camp shaped his surprising, personal definition of patriotism and democracy.

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TedTalks;TED;Talks;arts;children;democracy;history;politics;storytelling;war;TEDxKyoto;2014

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