Overview

• On Audie Cornish’s podcast, Takei drew parallels between Trump-era immigration detentions and the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans under Executive Order 9066.
• He unveiled his new graphic memoir, It Rhymes With Takei, this week to share his childhood internment story and stress the value of historical vigilance.
• The actor highlighted how political fearmongering and misinformation can lead citizens to support restrictive policies and later regret them.
• Takei credited teachers and librarians as key defenders of democracy who can educate the public to avoid repeating past injustices.
• His remarks have reignited debate over the role of historical analogies in critiquing the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and mass deportation plans.