Phasers Set to Stunned: Perspective in “They Called Us Enemy”

By Hannah Bub

George Takei, Star Trek star turned activist, has written a graphic memoir whose relevancy radiates off the page. “They Called Us Enemy” follows the internment of Takei’s Japanese family under Executive Order 9066, and brings the injustices of the American government to the forefront of public consciousness at a time when children are currently in cages at our borders.