Cal Humanities

"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more when it is in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

George Takei, Actor, Author, Director, Activist

“Part of resilience is finding joy, finding beauty, finding love.”

Takei is an actor, director, author and activist,  best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, in the  classic TV series Star Trek. In addition to being an  actor, Takei has become a proponent of LGBT rights and a political activist.