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Virtual White Oak Evening Book Club

2021-03-10 18:30:00 2021-03-10 20:00:00 America/New_York Virtual White Oak Evening Book Club Join us as we discuss They Called Us Enemy, a graphic novel written by George Takei and illustrated by Harmony Becker. Virtual Branch -

Wednesday, March 10
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2021-03-10 18:30:00 2021-03-10 20:00:00 America/New_York Virtual White Oak Evening Book Club Join us as we discuss They Called Us Enemy, a graphic novel written by George Takei and illustrated by Harmony Becker. Virtual Branch -

Join us as we discuss They Called Us Enemy, a graphic novel written by George Takei and illustrated by Harmony Becker.

Join us as we discuss They Called Us Enemy, a graphic novel written by George Takei and illustrated by Harmony Becker.

According to one Goodreads reviewer:

"We follow a four-year-old George Takei and his family as they are forced into concentration camps during WWII because of their Japanese ancestry. Seeing this all through a young child's eyes was even more heart-wrenching. While his parents are just trying to get through the day and keep their family safe, young George and his brother Henry think they are going on a vacation or an adventure. Through flash forwards from the '40s to present day, we see the repercussions this terrible experience has on George as he finds his voice while processing what his country put him through.

We are also shown the repercussions this period has on American politics. Our history books are notoriously white-washed, never delving into the parts of our past that makes white Americans look like the "bad guys." For example, I was never taught about these American concentration camps in my public school history class, though we spent every year of middle and high school learning about those in Europe.
Takei touches on that throughout this graphic memoir. He desperately tries to research his past, though no book makes any mention of it. America has pushed this period of its history under a rug, thereby silencing all those who were there to witness it. Only through stories from his father, was he able to process the atrocities they went through."

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Topic: Virtual White Oak Evening Book Club
Time: Mar 10, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Lectures and Discussions |

TAGS: | Virtual Program |

Virtual Branch

Branch manager
Maddie Hines

Hours
We're closed Sunday March 31 due to Holiday
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Tue, Mar 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
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Sat, Mar 30 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Mar 31 Closed
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