Sunday, December 21, 2025

Book Review - They Called US Enemy

My Daughter works at the Henderson Library system and recommended I read this graphic novel by George Takei.  It's about his time as a child when he and his family were forced to live in Japanese Interment camps during World War II.  This novel shows you that Fear and Hysteria can get us to do some really rotten things to our fellow citizens/Residents. What a lot of people forget or don't know is that during this time, American citizens who were of Japanese descent were required to live in the 10 camps because of the fear and hysteria generated by our own government. This is a quick, engaging novel, so I highly recommend spending a day or two reading it to gain insight into our past from a fellow citizen of the United States.

While I was reading this, it made me think of what we are doing with our undocumented immigrants and sometimes our fellow citizens who happen to be of the same complexion as those being rounded up. It feels like we are going backwards instead of remembering our past.

I have grown fond of Uncle George over the years. He has a lot of courage and is not afraid to stand up and fight for what he knows America stands for

For all the good the United States has done throughout our history, we can never forget that we have done some truly rotten things to our own people.