Category: they called us enemy

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+ andrew aydin, comics, george takei, harmony becker, john lewis, justin eisinger, march, nate powell, they called us enemy

The Emotions in the Gutter

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Recently, a colleague asked me to participate in a reading with him. He read selection from his latest poetry collection, and during the Q&A following our readings, he spoke about the ways that he constructed some of the poems he read. During his response, he began to speak about a poem he didn’t read, “Nocturne,” a poem which deals with death, intimacy, and loss. … Read More The Emotions in the Gutter

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+ george takei, graphic memoir, graphic novels, memory, photographs, The Best We Could Do, they called us enemy, Thi Bui

Photographs and Memory in Thi Bui’s “The Best We Could Do”: Part III

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Over the last two posts, I have looked at the ways that Thi Bui deploys photographs in her graphic memoir The Best We Could Do, exploring how these photographs function not only in relation to the narrative but also in relation to the construction of memory within in the text. Today, I want to finish my examination of photographs and memory in Bui’s graphic … Read More Photographs and Memory in Thi Bui’s “The Best We Could Do”: Part III

+ george takei, lillian e smith, Soledad Marimbo, Sylvia Molloy, the journey, they called us enemy

Contaminación of Memory

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In Soledad Marambio’s Retazos Una conversación con Sylvia Molloy, the Argentinian writer speaks about memory, writing, and the passage of time. When talking about two of the houses where she lived–her parent’s house in Argentina and one she owned in Long Island–Molloy talks about their similarities, specifically the courtyards. The two houses, due to some of the similarities, mingle within her mind, joining together … Read More Contaminación of Memory

+ david walker, george takei, graphic memoir, graphic novels, graphic travelogue, harmony becker, japanese american internment, justin eisinger, nighthawk, they called us enemy, world war ii

Fences in George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy”

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Some of the strongest symbols within George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy are the fences that surround Rohwer and Tule Lake interment camps. There are multiple panels depicting the barbed wire fences, and various angles occur in each of the panels. These images, coupled with Takei’s words, highlight the psychological effects of xenophobia and racism on individuals, especially children such as Takei. I have … Read More Fences in George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy”

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+ comics, george takei, graphic memoir, graphic novels, harmony becker, idw publishing, justin eisinger, lillian e smith, paul ricoeur, stephen scott, the journey, they called us enemy

“Memory is a wily keeper of the past”: The Narrative of Memory

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Throughout our lives, we create memories, then we reconstruct those memories, and they appear again and again within our mind. For me, one memory that always pops up concerns a time when I was a kid, riding a four-wheeler at my grandfather’s camp. I sat down on the seat, my dad sitting behind me, and I pulled the throttle back with my right hand. … Read More “Memory is a wily keeper of the past”: The Narrative of Memory

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