Audiobook They Called Us Enemy by George Takei in the ListenBook app
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Book description
George Takei's They Called Us Enemy arrives as a profoundly resonant audiobook, its power amplified by the author's own voice guiding listeners through a harrowing chapter of American history. This isn't merely a memoir; it's a visceral, intimate reckoning with the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII, rendered with the raw immediacy of memory. Takei, speaking with the calm authority of a man who has traversed decades of struggle, recounts his childhood as a four-year-old displaced from his home in 1942, when Executive Order 9066 uprooted families like his and confined them behind barbed wire. The audiobook format transforms the graphic memoir into something deeply personal-his measured tone, the subtle pauses, the quiet intensity when describing his mother's sacrifices or his father's unwavering belief in democracy, makes the injustice palpable. You don't just read about the "relocation centers"; you hear the weight of a child's confusion, the fear of a family stripped of dignity. Takei's narrative masterfully connects his early trauma to his later activism, revealing how those years-marked by legalized racism and dehumanizing policies-seeded his lifelong commitment to justice. What elevates this audiobook is its refusal to dwell solely in the past. It speaks urgently to contemporary struggles for civil rights, making history feel immediate and deeply relevant. The spoken word, especially from a survivor who has lived to witness the enduring echoes of such policies, carries an emotional truth that written text alone cannot match. You hear the resilience in his voice, the quiet fury at the betrayal of American ideals, and the enduring hope that shaped his journey from internment camp to becoming a cultural icon. This isn't just a story about the past; it's a necessary conversation about who we are as a nation, delivered with the profound humanity that only a survivor's lived experience can provide. Listening to Takei narrate his own history is to be invited into a space of reflection, healing, and renewed understanding-making They Called Us Enemy not just essential listening, but a vital act of remembrance.
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Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
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