George Takei Launches His New Book at JANM on June 14, 2025

Images are available at janm.org/press/gallery

WHAT:
Celebrate the release of It Rhymes with Takei, the new graphic memoir from George Takei! George has shown the world many faces but until October 27, 2005, there was always one piece missing—one face he did not show the world. Now 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.

WHEN:
Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 6 p.m.–8 p.m.

DETAILS:
This special event will feature George Takei in conversation with Jonathan Kaji. He is 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.   

WHERE:
Japanese American National Museum
Democracy Center
100 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

RSVP:
RSVP at janm.org/events.

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About the Japanese American National Museum (JANM)

Established in 1985, JANM promotes understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience. Located in the historic Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles, JANM is a center for civil rights, ensuring that the hard-fought lessons of the World War II incarceration are not forgotten. A Smithsonian Affiliate and one of America’s Cultural Treasures, JANM is a hybrid institution that straddles traditional museum categories. JANM is a center for the arts as well as history. It provides a voice for Japanese Americans and a forum that enables all people to explore their own heritage and culture. Since opening to the public in 1992, JANM has presented over one hundred exhibitions onsite while traveling forty exhibits to venues such as the Smithsonian Institution and the Ellis Island Museum in the United States, and to several leading cultural museums in Japan and South America. JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus, throughout Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Southern California, and beyond from early January 2025 through late 2026. For more information, visit janm.org/OnTheGo or follow us on social media @jamuseum.