16 must-read comics books like They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

Cover of They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

They Called Us Enemy

By: George Takei

4.42

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

A graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within Americ…

"The wheel of democracy turns slowly."

-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy

"Shame is a cruel thing. It should rest on the perpetrators but they don't carry it the way the victims do."

-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy

"Our Democracy is a Participatory Democracy. Existentially it's dependent on people who cherish the shinning, highest ideals of our Democracy and actively engage in the political process."

-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy

If you liked the comics plot in They Called Us Enemy by George Takei , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of March: Book Three (March, #3) by Nate Powell, John             Lewis, Andrew Aydin

1. March: Book Three (March, #3)

By: Nate Powell , John Lewis , Andrew Aydin

4.65

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. Congressman… read more

Similar categories in Nate Powell's March: Book Three (March, #3) book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of March: Book One (March, #1) by Nate Powell, John             Lewis, Andrew Aydin

2. March: Book One (March, #1)

By: Nate Powell , John Lewis , Andrew Aydin

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is an American icon, one of the key figures of the civil rights movem… read more

Similar categories in Nate Powell's March: Book One (March, #1) book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

3. American Born Chinese

By: Gene Luen Yang

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

All Jin Wang wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds tha… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • graphic novels
  • comics

4. Illegal: A graphic novel telling one boy's epic journey to Europe

By: Eoin Colfer , Andrew Donkin , Giovanni Rigano

4.25

Format: 432 pages,

read more

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5. March: Book Two (March, #2)

By: Nate Powell , John Lewis , Andrew Aydin

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues! Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and on… read more

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6. El Deafo

By: Cece Bell , None

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Starting at a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At… read more

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7. The Best We Could Do

By: Thi Bui

4.58

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam from d… read more

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Cover of The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

8. The Magic Fish

By: Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it mig… read more

Similar categories in Trung Le Nguyen's The Magic Fish book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • graphic novels
  • comics
"To me, language is a map to help you figure out where you are. If you can't read the map, you're lost"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

"The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning. And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

Cover of New Kid (New Kid, #1) by Jerry Craft

9. New Kid (New Kid, #1)

By: Jerry Craft

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

10. They Called Us Enemy

By: George Takei

4.42

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

A graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within Americ… read more

Similar categories in George Takei's They Called Us Enemy book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"The wheel of democracy turns slowly."

-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy

"Shame is a cruel thing. It should rest on the perpetrators but they don't carry it the way the victims do."

-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy

"Our Democracy is a Participatory Democracy. Existentially it's dependent on people who cherish the shinning, highest ideals of our Democracy and actively engage in the political process."

-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy

Cover of Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

11. Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy.… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • biography memoir
"I AM WHO I AM IN SPITE OF MY MOTHER, BUT I ALSO AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF HER."

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

"I NOW KNOW WHAT JOE MEANT WHEN HE ALWAYS SAID THAT HIS PARENTS WOULD'VE LOVED ME."

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

"I AM NOW LIVING OUT MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS OF MAKING A LIVING AS AN AUTHOR AND AN ARTIST, BUT IT IS A GREATER TRIUMPH FOR ME TO HAVE CREATED A STABLE, LOVING HOME WITH MY WIFE."

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

"When you're a kid and a teen, you're not in control of your circumstances. But the beautiful thing about growing up is that you get to create your own reality and your own family. That family might b…"

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

Cover of Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

12. Almost American Girl

By: Robin Ha

4.22

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

A teen graphic novel memoir about a Korean-born, non-English-speaking girl who is abruptly transpla… read more

Similar categories in Robin Ha's Almost American Girl book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"But now that I am finally leaving, I see everything through rose-colored glasses"

-Robin Ha, Almost American Girl

Cover of Flamer by Mike Curato

13. Flamer

By: Mike Curato

4.32

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graph… read more

Similar categories in Mike Curato's Flamer book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson

14. When Stars Are Scattered

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.62

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee c… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Jamieson's When Stars Are Scattered book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"Pass or fail—I’ve done my best. It’s in God’s hands now."

-Victoria Jamieson, When Stars Are Scattered

Cover of Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

15. Gender Queer

By: Maia Kobabe

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would … read more

Similar categories in Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"I don't"

-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer

"My deepest emotional relationships have always been with women. Did that mean I was a lesbian? But my sexual fantasies involved two male partners. Was I a gay boy tapped in a girl's body? The knowled…"

-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer

"Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to live in the place they were born, while others must make a journey to reach the climate in which they…"

-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer

"As I pondered a pronoun change, I began to think of gender less as a scale and more as a landscape. Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to l…"

-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer

Cover of Displacement by Kiku Hughes

16. Displacement

By: Kiku Hughes

4.29

Format: 283 pages, Paperback

A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japa… read more

Similar categories in Kiku Hughes's Displacement book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • historical
  • graphic novels
"A memory is too powerful a weapon."

-Kiku Hughes, Displacement

"But when a community comes together to demand more, when we do not let trauma stay obscured but bring it up to the surface and remember it together, we can make sure it is not repeated."

-Kiku Hughes, Displacement

Cover of Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy

17. Huda F Are You?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

From the creator of Yes, I'm Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Are You? book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Use your hijab, woman! Cover that forehead!"

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

"I swear if we end up getting joint weddings, we're running away."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

Cover of Himawari House by Harmony Becker

18. Himawari House

By: Harmony Becker

4.37

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Bilingual Edition in English and Japanese Living in a new country is no walk in the park. Whe… read more

Similar categories in Harmony Becker's Himawari House book and George Takei's They Called Us Enemy

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao

19. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

By: Laura Gao

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, La… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib

20. I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir

By: Malaka Gharib

4.09

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

One part Mari Andrew, one part Marjane Satrapi, I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir is a t… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp by Zumrat Dawut

21. I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp

By: Zumrat Dawut

4.18

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

This graphic novella recounts the true story of Zumrat Dawut, as originally published in the indepe… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction

9 must-read nonfiction books like They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

Transform Your Habits

March: Book Three (March, #3)

Nate Powell , John Lewis , Andrew Aydin

4.65

Transform Your Habits

March: Book One (March, #1)

Nate Powell , John Lewis , Andrew Aydin

4.00

Transform Your Habits

They Called Us Enemy

George Takei

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Almost American Girl

Robin Ha

4.22

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Transform Your Habits

This One Summer

Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.69

Transform Your Habits

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Hungry Ghost

Victoria Ying

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Flamer

Mike Curato

4.32

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