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A review by dullshimmer
They Called Us Enemy by Steven Scott, George Takei, Justin Eisinger
5.0
Did you know that during World War II America had camps that interred people of one nationality? For the longest time I didn't. It wasn't something taught in school and wasn't until after college that I had run into that fact online. Sure this doesn't seem to be nearly as horrific as what Germany did in their concentration camps, it was still a sobering and sickening reality to learn about. That fear can cause people to do terrible things and feel justified in doing it.
They Call Us Enemy is a graphic novel based off the experiences of George Takei of Star Trek fame. When he was a young boy his family was forced to move into one of these camps. I found in interesting how the story contrasts the perspective of George as a boy with the pressure and reality that his parents were trying to face.
It's a pretty powerful little graphic novel. I was planning on trying to go through it somewhat slowly, but I couldn't put it down. Even worse is how our own fears of today can lead us to doing similar things to this and justifying them with very little effort.
I definitely recommend giving this book a look. It highlights a reality that is often overlooked in our history and lost in the background of any discussion of World War II that often focuses on the battles and the atrocities of the Germans.
They Call Us Enemy is a graphic novel based off the experiences of George Takei of Star Trek fame. When he was a young boy his family was forced to move into one of these camps. I found in interesting how the story contrasts the perspective of George as a boy with the pressure and reality that his parents were trying to face.
It's a pretty powerful little graphic novel. I was planning on trying to go through it somewhat slowly, but I couldn't put it down. Even worse is how our own fears of today can lead us to doing similar things to this and justifying them with very little effort.
I definitely recommend giving this book a look. It highlights a reality that is often overlooked in our history and lost in the background of any discussion of World War II that often focuses on the battles and the atrocities of the Germans.