He grew up in Los Angeles, California and attended Berendo Junior High School (now Berendo Middle School) before graduating from Franklin High School.Īfter graduation, Roddenberry took classes in Police Studies at Los Angeles City College and became head of the Police Club, liasing with the FBI. Gene Roddenberry was born on August 19, 1921, in El Paso, Texas, to police officer Eugene Edward Roddenberry and Caroline "Glen" Golemon Roddenberry. He will be inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame in January 2010. Gene Roddenberry has been inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was one of the first people to have his ashes "buried" in space. He created the American science-fiction series Star Trek, an accomplishment for which he was sometimes referred to as the "Great Bird of the Galaxy" due to the show's influence on popular culture. Takei calls this book his hope for the future of America.Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry (Aug– October 24, 1991) was an American screenwriter, producer and futurist. "She has created 5-year-old me in manga form - an irresistible, adorable me." The graphic memoir is illustrated by artist Harmony Becker.
"They Called Us Enemy" is Takei’s firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire, his parents' frustrations and struggle, the joys and terrors through his eyes, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his future. "I thought of myself as a young boy, and I thought a comic book would be a good way to reach young people today because they're going to be the voters and movers and shakers of tomorrow." "Every time I share these moments from my childhood, people are astounded and shocked that something like this happened in the United States," Takei said. Roosevelt, every person of Japanese descent on the West Coast was rounded up and shipped to one of 10 internment camps, where they were held under armed guard during World War II. In 1942, at the order of President Franklin D. He also answered questions from fans about his time as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the starship Enterprise on "Star Trek." George Takei on his book, "They Called Us Enemy" On Sunday at the museum, Takei talked with fans at the museum's Lilly Theater about his book, his childhood experience in the camps and his love for Indianapolis.
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