Hiro Kanagawa

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Summary

Hiro Kanagawa is a Japanese Canadian actor and playwright, known for television roles in Star Trek: Discovery and The X-Files and for plays including Indian Arm and Forgiveness. His theatre writing and public comments have returned to Japanese Canadian history, Asian identity, racism, and the idea of “whiteness.” He has written about racialized policing and racial inequality, and has spoken about discrimination in film, television, and theatre. No public statements on party or candidate support, DEI affiliations, or LGBTQ advocacy are on record.