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# Riverside Public Library Hosting Events Around George Takei's WWII Memoir This Month
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-public-library-hosting-events-around-george-takeis-wwii-memoir-this-month/
- Published: 2026-05-25T11:58:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-27T11:59:55.000Z
- Description: Free copies of the graphic novel are available at all library branches while supplies last.
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Culture, Books, Events, book-club, Community

Riverside Public Library is participating in One Book, One Coast, a regional reading program uniting library systems across California, Washington, and Oregon this May. The selected title is *They Called Us Enemy*, a graphic memoir by actor and activist George Takei recounting his childhood imprisonment in American concentration camps during World War II.

Free copies of the book are available at all Riverside Public Library locations while supplies last. The memoir is also available for digital checkout through Hoopla and [Libby](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-libraries-expand-electronic-offerings-with-libby/) with a library card.

Three community events are scheduled around the book. On Wednesday, May 27, a history lecture titled "Family Resilience and Childhood Perspectives of Japanese American Incarceration" will be held at Carbon Nation Brewing, 9860 Indiana Ave., from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. A final adult book discussion is set for Saturday, May 30, at the Main Library, 3900 Mission Inn Ave., from 1 to 2 p.m.

*They Called Us Enemy* was written by Takei alongside Justin Eisinger and Steven Scott, with art by Harmony Becker. The book explores themes of patriotism, family, and what it means to be American.

Residents can contact their nearest Riverside Public Library branch to check on book availability before visiting.

**More information:* Visit* [*riversideca.gov/library*](https://riversideca.gov/library/?ref=raincrossgazette.com) *and* [*@*rivlibrary](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYDAg27GumO/?img%5Findex=1&ref=raincrossgazette.com) on Instagram.