George Takei Fires Back at VA Mayor Who Implied Japanese-American Internment Was Justified
The movement among some political leaders to bar Syrian immigrants crossed over into Broadway territory Nov. 18 when the Mayor of Roanoke, VA, cited the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II""the subject of the musical Allegiance""as as an appropriate response and as justification for barring Syrian civil war refugees from his state. Allegiance star George Takei was quick to respond.