Swasey Book Club
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 6:30 PM PDT · Wheelock Tacoma Public Library - Swasey Branch · Tacoma, WA
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Meeting Room. Join us for the Swasey Book Club! October's Selection is They Called Us Enemy by George Takei. About the book: George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's -- and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. In 1942, at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten 'relocation centers', hundreds or thousands of miles from home, where they would be held for years under armed guard. They Called Us Enemy is Takei's firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire, the joys and terrors of growing up under legalized racism, his mother's hard choices, his father's faith in democracy, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future. Stop into the Swasey branch to secure your book club copy and then join us for the discussion on October 20. We hope you'll join us! The Swasey Book Club selection checks out on a first-come, first-served basis. Supply is limited. Ask library staff for assistance. Call us at (253)280-2970 if you have any questions.
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