Air Force Academy distributes George Takei's 'They
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Air Force Academy distributes George Takei's 'They Called Us Enemy' to cadets
1, 2, 3, Trumpanzees...Laura, Tucker, Sean.....lose your shit and bellow an R. Lee Ermey 'What is THIS?! WTF is THIS?! Show me your war face, not your reading list! It's a hard heart that kills!
That said, more Nietzsche and less Nabokov if you must.
Kudos for this; education, let the light in!
As part of a new reading initiative, the academy handed out Takei’s bestseller about being one of the 120,000 people of Japanese descent incarcerated during World War II.
June 29, 2021, 5:38 PM EDT / Updated June 29, 2021, 5:49 PM EDT
By Cynthia Silva
The U.S. Air Force Academy has distributed actor and activist George Takei's graphic memoir "They Called Us Enemy," which recounts his family's incarceration during World War II, to cadets as part of a new reading initiative.
In the bestselling book, Takei, known for playing Lt. Hikaru Sulu in the original "Star Trek" TV series, describes what it was like to be a 5 year old who was one of the approximately 120,000 people of Japanese descent who were forcibly removed from their West Coast homes and put into concentration camps in the 1940s.
The academy's dean of the faculty, Brig. Gen. Linell Letendre, shared her excitement for the program's book selection this year as she welcomed the new class of cadets on social media.
"Our shared institutional read this year focused on dignity and respect," she said on a separate Instagram post. "We are getting our basics ready for what’s ahead."
In 2019, Takei said on NBC's "TODAY" show that he wanted to educate young people about this "dark spot" in American history. As someone who grew up enjoying comics, he said he felt this would be the best way to share the childhood trauma he experienced.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/ai...s-rcna1294
1, 2, 3, Trumpanzees...Laura, Tucker, Sean.....lose your shit and bellow an R. Lee Ermey 'What is THIS?! WTF is THIS?! Show me your war face, not your reading list! It's a hard heart that kills!
That said, more Nietzsche and less Nabokov if you must.
Kudos for this; education, let the light in!
As part of a new reading initiative, the academy handed out Takei’s bestseller about being one of the 120,000 people of Japanese descent incarcerated during World War II.
June 29, 2021, 5:38 PM EDT / Updated June 29, 2021, 5:49 PM EDT
By Cynthia Silva
The U.S. Air Force Academy has distributed actor and activist George Takei's graphic memoir "They Called Us Enemy," which recounts his family's incarceration during World War II, to cadets as part of a new reading initiative.
In the bestselling book, Takei, known for playing Lt. Hikaru Sulu in the original "Star Trek" TV series, describes what it was like to be a 5 year old who was one of the approximately 120,000 people of Japanese descent who were forcibly removed from their West Coast homes and put into concentration camps in the 1940s.
The academy's dean of the faculty, Brig. Gen. Linell Letendre, shared her excitement for the program's book selection this year as she welcomed the new class of cadets on social media.
"Our shared institutional read this year focused on dignity and respect," she said on a separate Instagram post. "We are getting our basics ready for what’s ahead."
In 2019, Takei said on NBC's "TODAY" show that he wanted to educate young people about this "dark spot" in American history. As someone who grew up enjoying comics, he said he felt this would be the best way to share the childhood trauma he experienced.
more...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/ai...s-rcna1294
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