includes numerous clips of Takei’s social activism, and ends on a note of filial piety. But the power of the story remains pure, and Harmony Becker’s clear, empathic drawings evoke the human toll of the camps, while ably conveying the greater historical forces at work. The book’s framing device - an older, famous Takei explaining to an audience - shifts too much: Are we listening to Takei speak at a TED Talk in 2014, or at the F.D.R. There are some glitches, maybe the result of too many cooks. The book touches on the highlights of Takei’s long career, but it’s movingly clear that his artistic and moral compass was formed by his childhood incarceration in Arkansas, as well as in two camps in California. They Called Us Enemy should prove the most potent introduction for younger readers to this ignoble chapter in our history. a detailed, wrenching account of what happened to thousands of Japanese-Americans in the wake of Pearl Harbor. A copy should be sent to every member of Congress and the Justice Department. In the wake of similar stories happening now, the publication of They Called Us Enemy could not be more timely. A riveting story of a horrible injustice enacted with careful, logical cruelty in the name of national security. Together, this book presents a riveting story of a horrible injustice enacted with careful, logical cruelty in the name of national security. It's spare, evocative, and emotionally powerful, just as the text is. The art by Harmony Becker serves the story well.
There's justifiable anger and outrage in this book, but the writers let the facts speak for themselves. The text walks a careful balance, giving enough bureaucratic language to evoke the full cruelty of the new law without burdening the reader in too much information.
The official reasons and the ugly laws responsible for the internment camps are carefully portrayed, evoking echoes with current forms of demonizing 'others' as national security risks. Takei and his co-authors do a brilliant job of telling this story from several perspectives. a stunning example of how the graphic novel format can make tough subjects accessible.
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