![]() ![]() Her classic manga style helps establish a sense of innocence and wonder, while never shying away from the iniquities that are occurring. Becker’s style of drawing compliments the mood of the story, which is told from Takei’s point of view as a small child. ![]() Written by George Takei, Justin Eisinger and Steven Scott and drawn by Columbus resident Harmony Becker, the memoir of George Takei (pronounced like “okay”) tells of the incarceration of Japanese Americans shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. Published by Top Shelf Productions in July of 2019, They Called Us Enemy is an informative and important work. The book is an insightful look at the events of WWII from someone whose experience was different than those of the people who were in power and those who fought on the front lines. ![]() With that tragic oversight in mind, I am glad we have the graphic novel They Called Us Enemy. ![]() When studying World War II in high school, I vaguely remember brief mentions of Japanese internment camps, but it was never really more than a footnote in a larger discussion of America’s history. ![]()
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