Spring is here, and we’re done a little spring cleaning and moving in the Youth Services Department. Come see where the graphic novels have moved to and other little known secrets! See some toys make a re-appearance in some new places. Time to play? Time to stay!
BITTER INJUSTICE: As the documentary ‘And Then They Came for Us’ demonstrates; the registration and incarceration of Japanese Americans was one of the worst violations of constitutional rights in American history. Executive Order 9066 was signed by President Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, the film documents through the use of photos taken by Dorothea Lange and others, the damage this order did to 120,000 people, two thirds of whom were American citizens. Knowing our history is the first step to ensuring we do not repeat it. "And Then They Came for Us" is a cautionary and inspiring tale.
This film is being shown at the Library on Tuesday, May 3rd at 1:00 PM. Runtime: 50 minutes with discussion time following the film. Please register in person or online on the event calendar.
This event is part of Bitter Injustice: The Internment of Japanese Americans in World War II, a community-wide read project with 10 libraries, 2 high schools, and the Wright Museum. This project is made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at nhhumanities.org. and for a listing of programs related to the Bitter Injustice: 2022 project visit: bitterinjustice.wordpress.com
T/WEEN BOOK DISCUSSION: Join the most chill t/weens and chat with us about this book, ‘They Called Us Enemy’ by George Takei. We have free copies available for this particular book because it is part of the Bitter Injustice project. (Note the paragraph above. #BitterInjustice2022) We serve candy and the coolest conversation at all of our discussions. Register yourself and your bestie and be here on Wednesday, May 4th, at 6:00 PM.
‘They Called Us Enemy’ is a graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself.
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.
What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? When the world is against you, what can one person do? To answer these questions, George Takei joins co-writers Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime.
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