They called us enemy
Takei, George, 1937-2019
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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 centres,' 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.
Main title:
They called us enemy / written by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott ; art by Harmony Becker.
Author:
Takei, George, 1937-, authorEisinger, Justin, authorScott, Steve (Steven M.), authorBecker, Harmony, artist
Imprint:
Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, [2019]
Collation:
204 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781603094504 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.531503956073940.5315940.531773089956940.531940.531503
LC class:
D769.8.A6
Local class:
GNJFAB TAK940.531
Language:
English
Subject:
Takei, George, 1937- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etcJapanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etcExcelsior Award 2020 RedWarfare and DefenceJapanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etcCalifornia -- History -- 1850-1950 -- Comic books, strips, etcWarfare and Defence
BRN:
2502825
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