![]() ![]() Takei incorporates quite a lot of historical and legal detail, which makes the book much more powerful, because I learned more than I expected to. Takei shares both what he remembers as a child and what he came to understand later as an adult. He depicts what it must have felt like to lose their home, their friends and neighbors, their possessions, and even the ability to cook for their family. ![]() At the same time, he’s also telling the story of what his parents endured. He describes how it was home for him and his siblings, and how his parents made them feel cared for and safe. In They Called Us Enemy, which was co-written with Justin Eisinger and Steven Scott and illustrated by Harmony Becker, Takei vividly describes how he experienced the camps through the eyes of a child. He brings all of those things to this graphic depiction of his childhood experiences in two Japanese internment camps during World War II. George Takei never fails to impress me with his humor, his knowledge, and his passion for telling a story. Regardless of whether you like Star Trek, whether you’re Japanese, or whether you read graphic novels, you should pick up this book. ![]()
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