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A New York Times Bestseller
An ALA Notable Children's Book for Older Readers
Winner of the Will Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work
Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature
Winner of the American Book Award
Winner of the National Cartoonists Society Award for Excellence in Graphic Novels
Winner of the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics
Winner of the Mike Wieringo Award for Best Non-Fiction Comic Work
Winner of the BookPal "Outstanding Work of Literature" Award for Biography & Memoir
One of YALSA's Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
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 fouryearold 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 cowriters Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime.
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Eisinger, Scott, Becker [Graphic Novel]
George Takei is best known for his portrayal of Mr. Sulu in the acclaimed television and film series Star Trek. He's an actor, social justice activist, social media mega-power, New York Times bestselling author, originated the role of Sam Kimura and Ojii-Chan in the Broadway musical Allegiance, and subject of To Be Takei: a documentary on his life and career.
He collaborated with Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott and illustrator Harmony Becker for They Called Us Enemy.