Not only was the comic interesting but it provided realistic insight into what had happened in the internment camps, this book in particular reminds me of early quarantine years. Specifically, when everyone was paranoid and believed the Covid-19 virus had originated in China. Everyone needed somebody to blame so they began targeting Asian people out of emotion. I remember frequently listening to the radio or watching the news, only to be greeted by a horrific event occurring at the hands of racism. The worst part is, many elderlies were targeted for these hate crimes. People do irrational and scary things out of fear and emotion, they have no one to blame so they blame the nearest person to them. This is similar to ‘They Called Us Enemy”, the public feared Japan and what they’re capable of so they locked up anybody that was of Japanese resemblance. The author did an impeccable job highlighting key details that went on in the camp, not only did he highlight the struggles of racism and discrimination. He also took in account of other variables that made the experience unruly, such as weather and poor conditions within the camps. A lot of people are aware of the struggles during WW2 but they aren’t aware of other factors that made the entire situation worse. Not only that, little accountability was made after the war was over. This is much similar to the uprise of AAPI hate-crimes when covid-19 was still a vital problem. Many families received little to no justice as they grieved their loved ones for what they been through, a well-known case of this is Vicha Ratanapakdee. A 84-year old Thai American that was taking a morning walk when he was violently pushed to the ground and ultimately killed, in which the assailant was pleaded not guilty.