One of the children who lived through this experience was George Takei, one of the original Star Trek stars, with a distinguished list of credits on stage and screen and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They were people of Japanese descent and considered a threat. They had not committed any crime, nor been subject to any trial. They lost their businesses, homes, and any possessions they could not carry. In the following year over one hundred thousand were removed from their homes to internment camps. They lived on the West Coast of the United States when Pearl Harbor was attacked by surprise on December 7, 1941. Many of the children had been born in the United States. They were American citizens and legal resident aliens. Summary: A graphic non-fiction account of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War 2, through the experience of George Takei and his family. Marietta, GA: Top Shelf Productions, 2019. They Called Us Enemy, George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott.
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