![]() ![]() ![]() You want to represent reality but not too much. There’s always a fine balance to strike when depicting humans in complex, historical situations. Landscapes and fixtures are flatter and more precise, which I like. Nothing particularly violent is ever showed in the book. The art is greyscale, light and soft, with round shapes. The back cover is a combo of the US flag and the Rising Sun flag. George was 5 years old.ĭisclaimer: There’s a controversy about the correct term for the camps. It begins when George’s family is first taken out of their home. The book goes through many historical events, the loyalty questionnaire, the citizenship trials, and how his mother almost got deported. It seems most history curricula in Europe erased it. ![]() I remembered being stunned when I first heard about the internment. ![]() The memoir won the American Book Award and Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work. George (famous for Sulu in Startrek and Hiro’s dad in Heroes) was 4 years old when his family left their home. This graphic novel is a memoir about George Takei’s life that focuses on his family’s experience in internment. Get it: UK □□ | US □□ Last read: 2021Īfter the Pearl Harbor attack, many Japanese-Americans in the US were forced out of their homes by the government and put in military camps. ![]()
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