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A stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.
George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's -- and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future.
In 1942, at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten "relocation centers," hundreds or thousands of miles from home, where they would be held for years under armed guard.
Product details
Publisher : Top Shelf Productions; First Edition (July 16, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 1603094504
ISBN-13 : 978-1603094504
Reading age : 9+ years, from customers
Lexile measure : GN680L
Grade level : 10 - 12
Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
Dimensions : 6.63 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #2,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#2 in Asian & Asian American Biographies
#5 in Biographies & History Graphic Novels
#101 in Memoirs (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.8
5,572 ratings
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