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

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

George Takei tells the story of his family's imprisonment, along with that of many other Japanese Americans, during the second World War. He tells of the bittersweetness of his memories of the time, having been a child whose parents did everything they could to shield him and his siblings from the painful parts. He tells of the deep unfairness and injustice they endured as Americans being treated like enemy aliens.

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.
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