Equity Wednesday

Presented by Guilford County Schools' Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

March 30, 2022

This month...

For March, we are discussing They Called Us Enemy by George Takei.

They Called Us Enemy is a graphic memoir recounting actor/author George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II.

What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? When the world is against you, what can one person do? To answer these questions, George Takei joins co-writers Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime. (excerpt from Publisher's summary)

Explore teacher resources from the Japanese American National Musuem (linked)

Please scroll through the resources below to find the book, explore the book trailer and author book talk, and learn about a Service Learning opportunity for high school students interested in participating in the book discussion.

Find the book in GCS

They Called Us Enemy is only available in print format. Copies are available in participating middle and high school media center.

Questions? Contact your school library media coordinator.

Let's Learn

George Takei introduces the book, sharing his experience as a child.

Be a part of the conversation

Contact Jasmine Getrouw-Moore, getrouj@gcsnc.com, or Natalie Strange, strangn@gcnc.com, if you would like to nominate yourself or a student to be a part of the dicussion panel. Sign up link coming soon!

service learning project

Respond to the book with your voice and style. Create a short presentation, poster, poem, painting or other creative reflection on the book. Use these linked guidelines to apply for credit on x2VOL.

Discussion Guide

The complete teacher's guide is available from Random House and linked here for easy access.

Resources

Enemy Mail: A Story of War Time Separation explores the real experience of one family. Created by the Japanese American National Museum. Linked here: https://enemy-mail.janm.org/.

Explore the Japanese American Incarceration Era Collection (linked) from the Smithsonian, National Museum of American History for pictures, letters and other primary sources about Japanese American internment camps.

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