Asian Heritage Issue
May 5, 2014
THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 13
A beautiful glimpse of life after
internment for Japanese
Americans in Portland
Continued from page 11
TO BE TAKEI. George Takei and his husband Brad go for a drive in To Be Takei. The documentary explores
how the personal details of Takei’s life, notably his childhood experiences in the internment camp and the strug-
gles of being a gay Asian-American actor, also become the platform of advocacy in his later years. (Photo cour-
tesy of Starz Digital Media)
Where no man has gone before
Continued from page 10
and what happens when you make a
biographical film about a well-known
celebrity and his family — the reluctant
co-stars — who find themselves thrust in
front of the camera and unsure of how
much they want to share. It is clear that as
much as this film is about Takei and his
amazing career, it is also about Brad, their
partnership and marriage, and that “to be
Takei” also applies to Brad, who took on
George’s last name when they married. To
Be Takei is a joint affair, and Brad is the
devoted, behind-the-scenes figure who
pays attention to the details and enables
George to be the public figure he is.
This endearing, inspiring film is
appealing on so many levels. What stands
out for me is Takei’s loud and deep chuckle
that punctuates his sentences. And it is so
distinctive and frequent that it becomes a
part of the soundtrack. It is resonant of his
optimism and snarky but playful sense of
humor. This will probably comes as no
surprise to Takei’s millions of Facebook
fans who have come to expect Takei’s
hilarious and incisive social commentary
on his newsfeed.
And now, in addition to this film, George
Takei fans have another thing to look
forward to: Allegiance, a musical about the
Japanese-American internment starring
Takei, which will premiere on Broadway
later this year.
To Be Takei is screening at 7:00pm on
May 18 at McMenamins Kennedy School
(5736 N.E. 33rd Avenue, Portland) as part
of QDoc: The Portland Queer Documen-
tary Film Festival. For more information,
call (503) 249-3983 or visit <www.queer
docfest.org>. To learn move, visit <www.
tobetakei.com>.
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THROUGH THE EYE OF A LENS. “Capturing a Generation
through the Eye of a Lens: The Photographs of Frank C. Hirahara, 1948-
54” provides a revealing glimpse of the lives of Japanese Americans in
Portland after World War II. Pictured are Ben Kasubuchi (left) and Mary
Okita Kasubuchi at an Oregon Buddhist Church picnic. (Photo courtesy
of the Oregon Nikkei Endowment, Frank C. Hirahara Collection)
through the Eye of a Lens:
The Photographs of Frank
C. Hirahara, 1948-54” is on
view through June 15 at
the Oregon Nikkei Legacy
Center, located at 121 N.W.
Second Avenue in Port-
land. Hours are 11:00am to
3:00pm Tuesday through
Saturday and noon to
3:00pm on Sunday. To
learn more, call (503) 224-
1458 or visit <www.oregon
nikkei.org>.
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dug out a relatively
sophisticated
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