E-book
They called us enemy [eBook] / George Takei, Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott ; [art by] Harmony Becker.
George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's -- and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. In a stunning graphic memoir, Takei revisits his haunting childhood in American concentration camps, as one of over 100,000 Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781684067510
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Publisher: San Diego : Top Shelf Productions, 2019.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from eBook information screen. |
| Target Audience Note: | Text Difficulty 3 680 Lexile. |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
Search for related items by subject
| Genre: | Biographical comics. Nonfiction comics. Comics (Graphic works) Graphic novels. Electronic books. |
Other Formats and Editions
Electronic resources
Summary:
George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's -- and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. In a stunning graphic memoir, Takei revisits his haunting childhood in American concentration camps, as one of over 100,000 Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.
