A review by miss_vonnegut
They Called Us Enemy by Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, George Takei

informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I've been meaning to read this for a long time and I'm so glad I finally did. I don't recall learning much about Japanese interment in history classes, I think it was mentioned briefly, maybe talked about for a few minutes, but that was it. So much was glossed over and positioned as though it happened so long ago and like the US has learned from its mistakes. Takei makes it very clear that this is recent history, some of the events mentioned even took place after I was born, and he also makes it clear that these events can repeat themselves if we don't pay attention. (And in fact, they have in several ways.) Sometimes learning about history feels daunting to me and I struggle to remember what I've learned, but the barrier to entry is astoundingly low for this book, meaning that everyone can and absolutely should read it. 
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