"You know, I grew up in two American internment camps, and at that time I was very young"

George Takei's quote speaks to the experience of Japanese Americans during World War II. Throughout this time, the United States government by force moved and interned Japanese Americans in camps. This was done out of worry and suspicion of Japanese Americans, regardless of the reality that much of them were American people. Takei's quote speaks to the individual experience of maturing in these camps, and the effect it had on him as a young person. It is a tip of the injustice and discrimination dealt with by Japanese Americans during this time, and the lasting results it had on those who experienced it. Takei's quote is an effective suggestion of the significance of defending justice and equality, and of the requirement to learn from the past in order to create a better future.