They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

Graphic Novels Win Awards

They Called Us Enemy won the 2020 Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature. It is the memoir of George Takei (rhymes with OK), who is the actor from Star Trek who played Mr. Sulu.  This book has been put on many best-of lists and has received much press. 

Takei tells of the story of when he was a small child and his family was sent to an internment camp during WWII just because they were Japanese living on the West coast.  This is his first-hand account of life in a prison camp and his reactions as a small child. Sometimes it was very hard and then at times a new normal.  George Takei wrote this story so that the next generation will not forget this time of history and repeat it again. 

My book club read this book and we gave it high scores. It is a great historical memoir for teens and adults. I give it a 4 out of 4 rating. It is a must-read!

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Top Shelf Productions; First Edition edition (July 16, 2019)
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