They Called Us Enemy, By George Takei

Jesse Holt Mrs. Neary Honors English 9 Period 7 29 April 2024 YAY Throughout history, white individuals have tried to control and take advantage of other minority groups for their own gain or “safety”, like when slavery was legal. Although instances like these have become less of an issue, this problem can still be prominent in our world, and are still problems in other countries around the world. In the historical graphic memoir, They Called Us Enemy, George Takei recounts his life in the Japanese concentration camps, and how these events changed him as a person. Takei endures varying hardships while incarcerated in these prison camps, like poor living conditions and suboptimal schooling. Throughout his novel, Takei gives us a look at why the American government did this to the

The sole purpose of which is to make sure that the dominant group is in control of the minority. I believe this is why George Takei included this information, in order to inform others about these experiences and to remind all that these problems are not fully resolved yet. The American government also abused their power over the Japanese by not allowing any Japanese individual to join the military, or being actively removed if they were already a part of it. Soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, government officials came together in order to talk among themselves to figure out what to do with Japanese that wanted to join the military and fight for their country. They decided that it didn’t matter whether they were an American citizen or not, and they cannot be trusted. They cannot be assimilated, there is not a single Japanese in this country who would not stab you in the