They called us enemy
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Publisher:
Top Shelf Productions
Publication Date:
©2019
Language:
English
Description
The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir from actor/author/activist George Takei returns in a deluxe edition with 16 pages of bonus material! 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 magnetic performances, sharp wit, 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 terrors and small joys of childhood in the shadow of legalized racism, his mother's hard choices, his father's tested 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? George Takei joins cowriters Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime.
Subjects
Subjects
Childhood and youth
Comics (Graphics works)
Drama
Drama -- Comic books, strips, etc
Electronic books
Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Graphic novels
Historical
Historical -- Comic books, strips, etc
Historical comics
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
Political
Political -- Comic books, strips, etc
Political comics
Takei, George
Takei, George, -- 1937- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
Takei, George, -- 1937- -- Comic books, strips, etc
Teen
Teen -- Comic books, strips, etc
Young adult fiction
Young adult fiction -- Comic books, strips, etc
Comics (Graphics works)
Drama
Drama -- Comic books, strips, etc
Electronic books
Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Graphic novels
Historical
Historical -- Comic books, strips, etc
Historical comics
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
Political
Political -- Comic books, strips, etc
Political comics
Takei, George
Takei, George, -- 1937- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
Takei, George, -- 1937- -- Comic books, strips, etc
Teen
Teen -- Comic books, strips, etc
Young adult fiction
Young adult fiction -- Comic books, strips, etc
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Contributors:
ISBN:
9781603094702
9781603094504
9781603094504
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
Level 4.6, 2 Points
Level 4.6, 2 Points
Lexile measure:
GN: Graphic Novel 680L
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2025-09-12 10:32:28AM |
Last Indexed | 2025-09-15 01:55:26AM |
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They called us enemy
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They called us enemy / written by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott ; art by Harmony Becker
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They called us enemy
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Historical
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Political
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Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Historical
Japanese Americans
Political
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