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Eine Kindheit im Internierungslager by Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, George Takei

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4.0

4 ⭐ CW: racism/racial slurs

They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Harmony Becker is a nonfiction graphic novel telling the story of George Takei's family and his experience with the Japanese-American internment camps.

This was such a great way to introduce people to the history of the Japanese-American internment camps during WWII. I see so much written about or TV shows or movies talking about WWII, but I almost never see things talking about this. I think people forget that America has a long history of locking innocent people up due to their race or beliefs. Takie is of the mind that if we don't remember and talk about these histories, we are doomed to repeat it.

And he is right. We did just that when America started kicking up immigrants at the US-Mexico border, putting children in cages, and banning people coming to this country from Muslim countries. Takei tells about the awful conditions his family and others were forced into, simply because they were of Japanese dissent. He also emphasizes the importance of democracy and participating in that democracy. Although the US has madeany considerable mistakes, the fact that we are able to speak out about them and work against them, makes democracy worth it.

I urge you to read this graphic novel to get a taste of what things were like for Japanese-Americans. I appreciate George Takei so much for writing this and creating a play about this as well. It's no shock, I'm most familiar with him for his role as Sulu in Star Trek: The Original Series. He's also a proud gay man, who fought for marriage equality. He is an example of someone using their platform to advocate for important causes, and never stay silent.

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4.75

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5.0

An informative graphic novel focusing on Japanese American citizen experiences after Japanese attacked Hawaii. Cruelty, racism, prejudice... And yet somehow it spreads hope and knowledge, it asks us to never forget, do not allow past mistakes be repeated.
I'm not American, we talked a lot about what happened in Europe in the early 20th century, so little of us would have any knowledge that the same that happened in soviet Russia or Hitler ruled Germany happened in America. We need to spread the word, we need to know the facts, the histories, we need to hold each other accountable. And yet we allow the same things to happen today. How despicable

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5.0

This is an essential book. Japanese internment is relatively unknown to so many modern Americans, but George Takei’s powerful story reminds us that this horror took place not too long ago. The adorable art style stands it stark contradiction to the tragedy within the pages, serving to further cement this child’s view of the experience. I am not usually one to cry at books, but this really affected me. Incredibly powerful and moving.

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5.0

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4.5

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5.0

"Justice grows out of recognition of ourselves in each other, [...] that my liberty depends on you being free, too;[...] that history can't be a sword to justify injustice or shield against progress, [...] but must he a manual for how to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past."
- Pres. Barack Obama, They Called Us Enemy p. 203

This book should be a national treasure. One of the best historical memoirs I have ever read. The messages it contains are even more vital and pressing today than ever before.

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