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On page 170, the bottom left panel caught my eye. The panel demonstrated a rather graphic scene, yet it is such a small space. This makes me wonder why the panel is so small for such a horribly descriptive scene. I personally think it may be so there is only so much the reader can look at, and focuses the eye on the main point of the image. If the panel was any bigger, the eye could travel and end up avoiding the main scene.

The very last page (204) stands out to me immensely. Clearly being a memorial monument at Camp Rowher, it’s very powerful. The image is in one panel that takes up the entire page. This singular page is significant because it doesn’t allow the reader to look at anything but that one particular image, and it serves a purpose of wrapping up the story. The monument is a sentiment to the work Takei and other Japanese Americans have put in to receive justice and make America regret their discrimination of them.

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I decided to look into George Takei’s appearance on Scott Simon’s podcast. In the transcript, I can see that he is telling a very short version of the story he shared in graphic novel form, clearly for sake of time. Most of the podcast is Takei speaking to a woman named Michelle Lee, who also wrote about her time in the prison-like camps. Simon rarely speaks on the podcast, allowing Lee and Takei to compare stories and discuss similarities.

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1245844347

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What is George Takei currently up to? Is he still working in the community?