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Allegiance is a musical with music and lyrics by Jay Kuo and a book by Marc Acito, Kuo and Lorenzo Thione.The story, set during the Japanese American internment of World War II (with a framing story set in the present day), was inspired by the personal experiences of George Takei, who starred in the musical.
Allegiance, also known as Recalled, is a 2012 American war film directed by Michael Connors and starring Bow Wow. Allegiance takes place in October 2004 and concerns the upcoming deployment of a New York Army National Guard unit to Iraq.
George Takei (/ t ə ˈ k eɪ / tə-KAY; born April 20, 1937), born Hosato Takei (Japanese: 武井 穂郷, Hepburn: Takei Hosato), is an American actor, author and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise.
Takei recalled how his father taught him how the government “of the people, by the people and for the people,” as Abraham Lincoln put it in his Gettysburg Address, could also prove a weakness.
In 1948, the Society for Recreating the Hachikō Statue commissioned [citation needed] Takeshi Andō, son of the original artist, to make a second statue. When the new statue appeared, a dedication ceremony occurred. [1] The new statue, which was erected in August 1948, still stands and is a popular meeting spot.
The station entrance near this statue is named "Hachikō-guchi", meaning "The Hachikō Entrance/Exit", and is one of Shibuya Station's five exits. A similar statue stands in Hachikō's hometown, in front of Ōdate Station; it was built in 1932. [16] In 2004, a new statue of Hachikō was erected in front of the Akita Dog Museum in Ōdate. [17] [18]
Roughly 150 years after it was cast, an iconic Hanover statue is getting a makeover as it returns home, thanks to the passion of one Hanover man. Iron Mike: Hanover metal worker has a dogged ...
Kirkus Reviews stated that the work is "A powerful reminder of a history" and that the images "effectively convey the intense emotions and the stark living conditions." [ 6 ] Booklist 's Sarah Hunter also discussed the images, stating, "Becker’s spare, fine-lined, manga-inspired artwork focuses intently on faces and body language, keeping the ...