They called us enemy, written by George Takei, Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott ; art by Harmony Becker
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They called us enemy, written by George Takei, Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott ; art by Harmony Becker
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
GN680L, Lexile
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
They called us enemy
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Oclc number
1057852913
Responsibility statement
written by George Takei, Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott ; art by Harmony Becker
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, MG+, 4.6, 2, 2, 504407
Summary
Graphic novel memoir of George Takei's childhood imprisoned in American concentration camps for people of Japanese descent during World War IIA 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 is 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
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- Autobiographical comics
- Graphic novels
- Minority groups + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Asian American people + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Minority groups + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Ethnic groups + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Asian American people + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Takei, George, 1937- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Historical comics
- Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
- California -- History -- 1850-1950 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Japanese Americans + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Ethnic groups + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novel
- Takei, George, 1937- -- Comic books, strips, etc
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- Autobiographical comics
- Graphic novels
- Minority groups + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Asian American people + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Minority groups + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Ethnic groups + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Asian American people + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Takei, George, 1937- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Historical comics
- Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
- California -- History -- 1850-1950 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Japanese Americans + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Ethnic groups + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novel
- Takei, George, 1937- -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Content2
- Artist1
- Author1
- Mapped to1