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They Called Us Enemy - Expanded Edition by Steven Scott, George Takei, Justin Eisinger
11 reviews
agnela's review against another edition
5.0
I'm not American, we talked a lot about what happened in Europe in the early 20th century, so little of us would have any knowledge that the same that happened in soviet Russia or Hitler ruled Germany happened in America. We need to spread the word, we need to know the facts, the histories, we need to hold each other accountable. And yet we allow the same things to happen today. How despicable
Graphic: Xenophobia and Police brutality
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
magpienicky's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Confinement and Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, War, and Deportation
Minor: Child death and Death
pacifickat's review against another edition
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.
Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Grief, Gaslighting, War, and Deportation
Minor: Violence and Police brutality
Incarceration, racial injustice, generational traumamarkwillnevercry's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Pregnancy, War, and Deportation
doriandelioncourt's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Grief
jhbandcats's review against another edition
5.0
George Takei is a treasure, clever, funny, worldly, sympathetic. This book should be required reading for all Americans of all ages.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Grief
ceilidhwilliams's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and War
laurenw's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Police brutality
wear_sun_screen's review against another edition
5.0
My personal favorite part was seeing how George came to understand the decisions his parents made during that time. Life experience showed him that choices he had thought of as foolish and cowardly were for the good of their family. I'm glad to have learned about this lesser known piece of history through George's eyes.
Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Police brutality
invaderlinz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Grief