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They Called Us Enemy by Steven Scott, George Takei, Justin Eisinger

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4.5

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5.0

"Justice grows out of recognition of ourselves in each other, [...] that my liberty depends on you being free, too;[...] that history can't be a sword to justify injustice or shield against progress, [...] but must he a manual for how to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past."
- Pres. Barack Obama, They Called Us Enemy p. 203

This book should be a national treasure. One of the best historical memoirs I have ever read. The messages it contains are even more vital and pressing today than ever before.

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4.5

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4.0

In every single way this book is beautiful. I as a teen have been interested in our worlds history especially when it's came to WW1 and WW2, and all I can say is that I love seeing the ugly parts of history to be shown.
It brings up a very great conversation on the treatment that Japanese and Japanese-Americans experienced during the second world war. I cried reading this especially toward the end when other issues regarding other immigration issues that are commonly faced by middle Easters and us Hispanic/Latinos. I'm lucky and fortunate enough to say that I as a latina have been lucky enough to have good experience so for the most part but many of our people aren't.

Thank you for this book

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It is an excellent summary of what happened to Japanese Americans during World War II. George Takei strings the story beautifully with his personal experiences and reflections. Eisinger Scott Becker makes the story easier to follow and understand with its effective graphics. I'd recommend it to any pre-teen - adult readers.

by Linda (she/they) in December 2023
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Fantastic! The exact type of book that should be utilized in places like school to help teach American History and it's malicious parts. Takei's voice was great (I'll be honest I don't have the nostalgia for him like many others but he seems like the greatest guy!) and the art was simple but great. Highly recommend as a learning tool for teens and up.

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Fascinating, heartbreaking, and hard to read. It was well told, but it was hard for the very reasons Takei lists at the end of the book: history is repeating itself. I knew very little of the Japanese internment until maybe college? Most of what I’ve learned has come from reading—unassigned/not for school.

I implore everyone to read this book. Or anything similar to understand the actions of our government. Not to “understand” as in “agree with,” but to acknowledge how bloody and disreputable our history is. The Germans weren’t the only villains of the second world war.

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