Professor Bagby told students the novel is really Takei’s memoir and spoke passionately about his admiration of George Takei. However, the students who came didn’t read the book, but they felt the book goes into more depth about how it affects each individual person. To start the discussion, Professor Bagby asked students what they felt after reading George Takei story. Essentially at gunpoint without any kind of discourse or any kind of charges filed,” Professor Bagby told the students. And the idea that everything, literally everything, was taken from them. “It looks at all the things they dealt with, struggled with, and the feelings of embarrassment and humiliation. The Common Read Book Discussion was hosted by Professor Bagby, who was joined by one of the Common Read Committee members. “They Called Us Enemy” is a graphic novel written by George Takei which surrounds his five-year-old self and his parents experiences while living in the Japanese internment camps during WWII. On Thursday, October 27, the meeting was held in the Alden Room in Milne Library. This time they had a small Common Read Book Discussion meeting where they discussed the inspirational graphic novel “They Called Us Enemy”. At Oneonta, the members from its staff formed a Common Read Committee to create unlimited opportunities for book conventions, readings, or meetings. It is exciting to be able to share your thoughts about a current read, which is why people come together for book clubs or book talks. Some call books doorways to another world or time where we can experience the power of the story. Books bring the most fascinating stories to life.
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