They Called Us Enemy

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.Author: Takei, George,author,Eisinger, Justin,author,Becker, Harmony,artist,Scott, Steve,author
Contributors: Takei, George,author,Eisinger, Justin,author,Becker, Harmony,artist,Scott, Steve,author
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 192
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Format: illustrated
Edition: Illustrated
Published/Release Date: 16 Jul 2019
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Top Shelf Productions
Author/Director/Artist: George Takei
Dimension (cm): 230x168x17 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 19x227x166 mm
Item Weight (g): 519
Package Weight (g): 445