My father grew up in the United States, in San Francisco, but he was born in Japan. “We were not the enemy,” Takei said Monday. It was co-written by Justin Eisinger and Steven Scott, with art from Harmony Becker. The book, which was selected by HB Reads as its 2021 Book Selection, tells the story of Takei and his family’s time in a Japanese American internment camp during World War II. Now 84, he released “They Called Us Enemy,” a graphic autobiographical novel, in 2019. The actor, best known as Sulu on the original television series “Star Trek,” has turned into a social justice activist as he’s grown older. Takei was engaging throughout the 70-minute session, hosted by Huntington Beach Reads One Book (HB Reads) in partnership with Huntington Beach Union High School District Libraries. “And in this quarantine, stand back, stand back, stand back!” “Live long and prosper,” Takei said, before moving his hand closer to the screen. Takei put his fingers together in the “Live Long and Prosper” sign, known as the Vulcan salute, before giving a nod to the coronavirus pandemic. George Takei started off Monday’s virtual question-and-answer session with a bit of a joke.
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