Posted on Feb 19, 2022
George Takei got reparations. He says they 'strengthen the integrity of America'
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On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. It sent about 70,000 U.S. citizens into internment camps for years, including a very young George Takei.
"I was 5 years old at the time," recalls the actor. "It was a terrorizing morning I will never be able to forget. Literally at gunpoint, we were ordered out of our home."
Best known for playing Mr. Sulu in the original Star Trek, Takei is a longtime activist whose causes have included LGBTQ rights and reparations for Japanese American survivors of internment camps. In 1942, his family was sent to Rohwer War Relocation Center in Arkansas, then later to Tule Lake Segregation Center in northern California. The Takeis were among thousands of Americans who lost their homes, farms, stores, cars, churches, temples and countless belongings because of xenophobia and racism.
"Some people had their life savings taken from them just because we looked like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor," Takei says.
On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. It sent about 70,000 U.S. citizens into internment camps for years, including a very young George Takei.
"I was 5 years old at the time," recalls the actor. "It was a terrorizing morning I will never be able to forget. Literally at gunpoint, we were ordered out of our home."
Best known for playing Mr. Sulu in the original Star Trek, Takei is a longtime activist whose causes have included LGBTQ rights and reparations for Japanese American survivors of internment camps. In 1942, his family was sent to Rohwer War Relocation Center in Arkansas, then later to Tule Lake Segregation Center in northern California. The Takeis were among thousands of Americans who lost their homes, farms, stores, cars, churches, temples and countless belongings because of xenophobia and racism.
"Some people had their life savings taken from them just because we looked like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor," Takei says.
George Takei got reparations. He says they 'strengthen the integrity of America'
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This is part of the history which some would like to erase, the name of the camp says it all "Tule Lake Segregation Center"
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1.) race human
“At no point, from the first rudimentary attempts at classifying human populations in the 17th and 18th centuries to the present day, have scientists agreed on the number of races of humankind, the features to be used in the identification of races, or the meaning of race itself. Experts have suggested a range of different races varying from 3 to more than 60, based on what they have considered distinctive differences in physical characteristics alone (these include hair type, head shape, skin colour, height, and so on).
The lack of concurrence on the meaning and identification of races continued into the 21st century, and contemporary scientists are no closer to agreement than their forebears. Thus, race has never in the history of its use had a precise meaning.”
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https://www.britannica.com/topic/race-human
2.) race (redirected from The Human Race)
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3.) DEFINITIONS OF RACE
Race - a specious classification of human beings created by Europeans (whites) which assigns human worth and social status using "white" as the model of humanity and the height of human achievement for the purpose of establishing and maintaining privilege and power.
Ronald Chisom and Michael Washington
Undoing Racism: A Philosophy of International Social Chang
Race
• it is NOT based on biology; it is a CREATED category with historical roots used to classify groups of people.
• historically it was not determined by skin colour but by class inequalities (for example, the English defined the Irish as a "lower" race.)
• during colonial expansion by European nations, race was defined in terms of skin colour where non-white people were considered "lower" races.
• today, relationships between differently raced people are still determined by this moment in history and remain unequal, where white people have the most power and privilege and are considered the norm (ie. non-raced.)
• it is important to understand that white is also a created racial category.
• it is also important to understand that though racial categories derived from oppressive contexts, they can also be reclaimed and used as forms of resistance by communities of colour.
Anti-Racism Media Education (ARMEd)
http://opirg.sa.utoronto.ca/armed/resources/definitions.html, accessed December 20, 200
SOURCE :
https://www.euroamerican.org/Library/Definitions_Race.asp
“At no point, from the first rudimentary attempts at classifying human populations in the 17th and 18th centuries to the present day, have scientists agreed on the number of races of humankind, the features to be used in the identification of races, or the meaning of race itself. Experts have suggested a range of different races varying from 3 to more than 60, based on what they have considered distinctive differences in physical characteristics alone (these include hair type, head shape, skin colour, height, and so on).
The lack of concurrence on the meaning and identification of races continued into the 21st century, and contemporary scientists are no closer to agreement than their forebears. Thus, race has never in the history of its use had a precise meaning.”
SOURCE :
https://www.britannica.com/topic/race-human
2.) race (redirected from The Human Race)
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia.
SOURCE :
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/The+Human+Race
3.) DEFINITIONS OF RACE
Race - a specious classification of human beings created by Europeans (whites) which assigns human worth and social status using "white" as the model of humanity and the height of human achievement for the purpose of establishing and maintaining privilege and power.
Ronald Chisom and Michael Washington
Undoing Racism: A Philosophy of International Social Chang
Race
• it is NOT based on biology; it is a CREATED category with historical roots used to classify groups of people.
• historically it was not determined by skin colour but by class inequalities (for example, the English defined the Irish as a "lower" race.)
• during colonial expansion by European nations, race was defined in terms of skin colour where non-white people were considered "lower" races.
• today, relationships between differently raced people are still determined by this moment in history and remain unequal, where white people have the most power and privilege and are considered the norm (ie. non-raced.)
• it is important to understand that white is also a created racial category.
• it is also important to understand that though racial categories derived from oppressive contexts, they can also be reclaimed and used as forms of resistance by communities of colour.
Anti-Racism Media Education (ARMEd)
http://opirg.sa.utoronto.ca/armed/resources/definitions.html, accessed December 20, 200
SOURCE :
https://www.euroamerican.org/Library/Definitions_Race.asp
race | Definition, Ideologies, Constructions, & Facts
Race, the idea that the human species is divided into distinct groups on the basis of inherited physical and behavioral differences. Genetic studies in the late 20th century refuted the existence of biogenetically distinct races, and scholars now argue that ‘races’ are cultural interventions stemming from colonialism.
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rac·ist
ˈrāsəst/
noun
1. 1. a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another."the comments have led to her being called a racist"
2 synonyms: 3 racial bigot, racialist, xenophobe, chauvinist, supremacist More 4
adjective
1. 1. showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or believing that a particular race is superior to another."we are investigating complaints about racist abuse at the club"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/racist
rac·ism
ˈrāˌsizəm/
noun
1. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior."a program to combat racism"
2 synonyms: 3 racial discrimination, racialism, racial prejudice, xenophobia, chauvinism, bigotry, casteism "Aborigines are the main victims of racism in Australia" 4
* ◦ the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.noun: racism
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/racism
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/racism
dis·crim·i·na·tion
dəˌskriməˈnāSH(ə)n/
noun
1. 1. the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex."victims of racial discrimination"
2 synonyms: 3 prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, unfairness, inequity, favoritism, one-sidedness, partisanship; More 4
2. 5 2. recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another."discrimination between right and wrong"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discrimination
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/discrimination
prej·u·dice
ˈprejədəs/
noun
1. 1. preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience."English prejudice against foreigners"
2 synonyms: 3 preconceived idea, preconception, prejudgment "male prejudices about women" 4
2. 5
3.
4. 2. LAW harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgment."prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of the proceedings"
8 synonyms: 9 detriment, harm, damage, injury, hurt, loss "without prejudice to the interests of others" 10
verb
1. 1. give rise to prejudice in (someone); make biased."the statement might prejudice the jury"
2 synonyms: 3 bias, influence, sway, predispose, make biased, make partial, color "the article could prejudice the jury" 4
2. 5 2. LAW cause harm to (a state of affairs)."delay is likely to prejudice the child's welfare"
6 synonyms: 7 damage, be detrimental to, be prejudicial to, injure, harm, hurt, spoil, impair, undermine, hinder, compromise "this could prejudice his chances of victory"
*** We are a work in progress as both Human Beings & as a Nation. ***
ˈrāsəst/
noun
1. 1. a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another."the comments have led to her being called a racist"
2 synonyms: 3 racial bigot, racialist, xenophobe, chauvinist, supremacist More 4
adjective
1. 1. showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or believing that a particular race is superior to another."we are investigating complaints about racist abuse at the club"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/racist
rac·ism
ˈrāˌsizəm/
noun
1. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior."a program to combat racism"
2 synonyms: 3 racial discrimination, racialism, racial prejudice, xenophobia, chauvinism, bigotry, casteism "Aborigines are the main victims of racism in Australia" 4
* ◦ the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.noun: racism
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/racism
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/racism
dis·crim·i·na·tion
dəˌskriməˈnāSH(ə)n/
noun
1. 1. the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex."victims of racial discrimination"
2 synonyms: 3 prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, unfairness, inequity, favoritism, one-sidedness, partisanship; More 4
2. 5 2. recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another."discrimination between right and wrong"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discrimination
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/discrimination
prej·u·dice
ˈprejədəs/
noun
1. 1. preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience."English prejudice against foreigners"
2 synonyms: 3 preconceived idea, preconception, prejudgment "male prejudices about women" 4
2. 5
3.
4. 2. LAW harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgment."prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of the proceedings"
8 synonyms: 9 detriment, harm, damage, injury, hurt, loss "without prejudice to the interests of others" 10
verb
1. 1. give rise to prejudice in (someone); make biased."the statement might prejudice the jury"
2 synonyms: 3 bias, influence, sway, predispose, make biased, make partial, color "the article could prejudice the jury" 4
2. 5 2. LAW cause harm to (a state of affairs)."delay is likely to prejudice the child's welfare"
6 synonyms: 7 damage, be detrimental to, be prejudicial to, injure, harm, hurt, spoil, impair, undermine, hinder, compromise "this could prejudice his chances of victory"
*** We are a work in progress as both Human Beings & as a Nation. ***
a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race; also : behavior or attitudes that reflect and foster this belief : racial discrimination or prejudice… See the full definition
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