Summary Of They Called Us Enemy By George Takei

From Internment to Resilience Donald Glover wrote in his song “This Is America'', “Look at how I'm living now, police be trippin’ now, yeah, this is America”. This shows how many people, ethnicities, and races have been mistreated and dehumanized in America. They Called Us Enemy is a graphic novel written by George Takei illustrating his experience in a Japanese internment camp at a young age of 5. George and his family, along with thousands of other Japanese Americans, were forced out of their homes early this morning by American soldiers. They were relocated and incarcerated in internment camps after the Bombing of Pearl Harbor. George described the injustices and discrimination they had to endure. His story creates visual images of the dark
Executive Order 9066 was an order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II that forced all Japanese Americans to be relocated. One early morning, George and his younger brother, Henry, were woken by his dad and asked to pack up their belongings. They were in a state of confusion, but did as they were told. As a few minutes passed, two American Soldiers banged on the front door. George described this memory as he felt his house begin to tremble. George's father asked for 10 more minutes to gather their treasures. Soon after, they were forced out of their Los Angeles home and put onto trains with thousands of other Japanese Americans. This was just the beginning of Japanese American internment. It is hard to grasp how the Japanese Americans evacuated from their homes when they didn't do any harm. Expanding beyond its historical context, it connects with issues such as civil liberties, reminding us about the dangers of fear-driven rules. The government made this violent decision to remove them from their own homes and away from their daily routine. During World War II, Japanese Americans that were forced into internment camps experienced impactful discrimination and unjust