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1. What was George's father history?

George's father, Takekuma Norman Takei, was born in Japan. He came to America as a teenager and was educated in the Bay area. He later had a profitable dry cleaning business in Los Angeles.

2. What was George's mother's history?

George's mother, Fumiko Emily Nakamura, was born in California, but she was raised traditionally Japanese. Her father had her sent to Japan to avoid school segregation in Sacramento.

3. What happened on December 7, 1941, and what did it mean?

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Habor, Hawaii. The attack meant war with the United States and that a counterattack would be mounted.

4. Who was Earl Warren and what was his role in having the Japanese interred?

Earl Warren was the attorney general of California. Many people wanted to lock up all the Japanese who lived in the United States. He decided to support the issue in order to help his political career. His position on the Japanese issue made him very popular. He became a three-term governor of California, and then he became a chief justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.

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