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Make an entry in your personal logs: actor and activist George Takei, best known as Mr. Sulu on Star Trek, will be artist-in-residence at MIT October 20-23. As one of the first Asian-American actors to gain widespread exposure in television and film, Mr. Takei will discuss his experiences in a program titled "Beyond Star Trek: An Evening with George Takei" on Monday, Oct. 21 at 8pm in Kresge Auditorium. He will also join a panel of MIT students and faculty discussing "Racism in the Arts" on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7pm in Rm 10-250.


A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on September 18, 1996.

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