| Title | : | They Called Us Enemy |
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| ISBN | : | 1603094504 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 978-1603094504 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | and 2 more , Kindle & Comixology, Hardcover, Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 pages |
| Publication | : | Top Shelf Productions |
A stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon and America itself in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.
George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four year old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future.
In 1942, at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten "relocation centers," hundreds or thousands of miles from home, where they would be held for years under armed guard.
They Called Us Enemy is Takei's firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire, the joys and terrors of growing up under legalized racism, his mother's hard choices, his father's faith in democracy, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future.
What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? When the world is against you, what can one person do? To answer these questions, George Takei joins co writers Justin Eisinger Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime.
They Called Us Enemy Reviews
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I seldom come upon a book that I think every American should read, but this one falls into that category. Over the years I have learned much about the Japanese internments during WWII, but hearing the story from someone who lived through those harrowing experiences gave me
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I'd heard about the Japanese interment camps of long ago, but didn't really know much other than they were an atrocity of the past. We didn't study this during any of the US History classes I attended in school which is a shame. George Takei provides a heart wrenching dive
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In 1942, over 120,000 Japanese Americans were taken away from their homes and placed into dingy prison camps all over the US. They did nothing wrong, but had none of the legal means to prove it to the racist authorities. They were paying for the sins of their home country
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For reasons known only to the publishing industry, hundreds of celebrity biographies are published every year. Most of them are destined for the $1 table upon release ghost written tales of struggles and achievements far better served by a long form article or magazine
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I've heard mentions of Japanese being held in camps but never knew the details. This book was eye opening and another sad part of history due to racism in the U.S.
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This is mandatory reading for all North Americans. Period.
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Learning about Japanese Internment from a then child’s perspective shows you some of the inconsistencies of memories—especially from childhood—as well as how much even a child can feel when injustice is thrust upon them. May we learn from our mistakes and not let fear and
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The black and white art and the style of the illustrations may initially seem simplistic or even childish, but they actually are reflecting the era (1940's) and an interweaving of Japanese and American illustration style (with some contemporary touches). The fact
