About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Margaret Cho, Andrew Cunanan, George Takei, Tila Tequila, Daniel Choi, Parvez Sharma, B. D. Wong, Thomas M. Lauderdale, Magdalen Hsu-Li, Stephen Funk, H.P. Mendoza, David Lat, Ken Choy, Jeff Sheng, Jason Wu, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Win Ng, Alec Mapa, Kenji Yoshino, Staceyann Chin, Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla, Helen Zia, John Yang, Martin Wong, Kiyoshi Kuromiya, Christopher Cabaldon, Q. Allan Brocka, Jenny Shimizu, Nguyen Tan Hoang, Vern Yip, Urvashi Vaid, Van Darkholme, Arthur Dong, Andrew Lam, Jujubee, Bobby Trendy, Noel Alumit, Evan Low, Alexander Chee, Kim Coco Iwamoto, June Millington, Hung Huynh, Jim Toy, Alice Wu, Rex Lee, Blake Oshiro, Faisal Alam, Brandon Lee, Norman Wong. Excerpt: George Hosato Takei Altman (; born April 20, 1937) is an American actor, best known for his role in the television series Star Trek, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise. He is a proponent of gay rights and active in state and local politics as well as continuing his acting career. He has won several awards and accolades in his work on human rights and Japanese American relations, including his work with the Japanese American National Museum. Takei was born George Hosato Takei in Los Angeles, California, the son of Fumiko Emily (nee Nakamura) and Takekuma Norman Takei, who worked in real estate. His parents were Japanese American. His father was an Anglophile, and named him George after George VI of the United Kingdom, whose coronation took place in 1937. In 1942, the Takei family was originally housed in the horse stables of Santa Anita Park before being sent to the Rohwer War Relocation Center for internment in Arkansas. The family was later transferred to the Tule Lake War Relocation Center in California. Despite this experience, the family developed a renewed dedication and remained involved in the American dem...
