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George Takei 'Lost Freedom' some 80 years ago – now he's written that story for kids
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George Takei 'Lost Freedom' some 80 years ago – now he's written that story for kids

When actor George Takei was 4 years old, he was labeled an "enemy" by the U.S. government and sent to a string of incarceration camps. His new children's book about that time is My Lost Freedom.

George Takei 'Lost Freedom' some 80 years ago – now he's written that story for kids

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George Takei got reparations. He says they 'strengthen the integrity of America'

George Takei testifies before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians in California in 1981. Kaz Takeuchi/Visual Communications Photographic Archive hide caption

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George Takei got reparations. He says they 'strengthen the integrity of America'

Eighty years ago, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed an executive order that sent thousands of Japanese Americans to internment camps. Actor George Takei was among them.

George Takei got reparations. He says they 'strengthen the integrity of America'

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Indiana's 'Religious Freedom' Bill Sparks Firestorm Of Controversy

Thousands of opponents of Indiana Senate Bill 101, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, gathered on the lawn of the Indiana State House to rally against that legislation on Saturday. Doug McSchooler/AP hide caption

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Indiana's 'Religious Freedom' Bill Sparks Firestorm Of Controversy

When Gov. Mike Pence signed a law that allows his state's businesses to refuse to serve same-sex couples, he could hardly have anticipated the dramatic backlash he's received.

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