This week we talk about what it means to be an American, and how Americans from all backgrounds have confronted the question. Actor George Takei talks about his family experience in a Japanese American internment camp, and how his father taught him about participating in democracy. For those Americans in our armed forces, struggling to get veterans’ resources on the island of Guam brings important questions about how we take care of those who serve. And journalists Wajahat Ali and Verónica Bayetti Flores talk about racism, xenophobia and our current election season.