They Called Us Enemy

Recommended by Ted Coiné, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #9 in Arkansas, Ranked #70 in Immigrationsee more rankings.

A 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.

Long before George Takei 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...
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Ted Coiné I can't wait to buy @GeorgeTakei's new book! Great @NewsHour interview just now. George, you're a national treasure. (Source)


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