This event has been rescheduled to Thursday, July 10 at 7 p.m.
Celebrate the release of It Rhymes with Takei, the new graphic memoir from George Takei! George has shown the world many faces: actor, author, outspoken activist, helmsman of the starship Enterprise, living witness to the Japanese American incarceration, and king of social media. But until October 27, 2005, there was always one piece missing—one face he did not show the world.
Now, for the first time ever, he shares the full story of his life in the closet, his decision to come out as gay at sixty-eight, and how that moment transformed everything. It Rhymes with Takei presents a charismatic and candid account of how far America has come…and how precious that progress is. George Takei will be in conversation with Jonathan Kaji, the son of Bruce Kaji, JANM’s founding president, whose leadership played a crucial role in introducing George to the museum and encouraging his involvement as a board trustee. Takei will also be joined by his husband, Brad Takei.
It Rhymes with Takei will be available at the JANM Store. Store sales and a book signing will occur after the program.
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Discover Nikkei reviews the new book, It Rhymes with Takei, in which the renowned actor and activist George Takei provides readers with his most personal and in-depth memoir yet—laying bare the answers to many questions that fans must have asked him over the years. Readers learn about his boyhood realizations, from his hidden attraction to classmates to his Buddhist upbringing which provided him with an important foundation for self-acceptance.