George Takei, Hikaru Sulu on television’s “Star Trek” series, will discuss his graphic novel, “They Called Us Enemy,” Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Avenue in Batavia.
The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Attendees are asked to read the book in advance.
Takei will appear in One Book, One Batavia 2022, an annual community-wide reading program presented by the Batavia Library in cooperation with Batavia High School and co-sponsored by the Friends of the Batavia Public Library.
In his moving memoir, Takei shares a first-hand account of his family’s internment in a “relocation center” for Japanese Americans during World War II. He movingly writes of his childhood innocence, his parents’ courage, and the fear and shame they experienced. Co-authors are Justin Eisinger, editorial director, graphic novels and collections for IDW Publishing; and Steven Scott, a comics publicist.
He was cultural affairs chairman of the Japanese American Citizens League and is chairman emeritus and a trustee of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.
—Batavia Public Library