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🌱They Called Us Enemy
🌱Himawari House
🌱It Rhymes with Takei

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I made a book trailer for Himawari House so that you get PUMPED and preorder it (and also because it seemed like it would be fun to do haha) by @hamini

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Himawari House is out today! What a feeling. These characters lived with me for the past four years, helping me feel around the spiky edges of my relationship with my mother’s culture, crystallizing the beautiful memories I shared with so many people around the world, teaching me to laugh instead of cringe at the missteps I took in learning how to be a person in the world. I’m so grateful to @dezinpub for championing this book, to all the passionate and professional people at @01firstsecond who worked so hard to make this book into a reality, to @jnel.han @yahhou323 @yudoridori @s5471286910 for putting up with all my questions and checking and rechecking my very complicated script, to my agent @dongwon_ for being my agent and legalese translator, and to @graciebeckerphoto , my first ever reader, my heart. I’m excited for the world to get to know Nao, Hyejung, Tina, Masaki, and Shinichi. よろしくお願いします！잘 부탁드립니다!

P.S. I’m putting together a playlist to listen to while reading the book, so keep an eye out in my stories! by @hamini

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Not long after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, approximately 120,000 U.S. citizens of Japanese descent were forced from their homes and relocated to makeshift internment camps inland. Executive Order 9066, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, classified them as “enemy aliens” and a national security threat.
In THEY CALLED US ENEMY, actor, author, and activist @georgehtakei shares the true story of his family’s internment, giving readers a sobering glimpse of what it was like to be Japanese American before, during, and after WWII.

Takei was only four when his family was given ten minutes to gather their belongings, trading their home for a horse stall at a rundown racetrack, followed by a series of poorly ventilated, block-style houses surrounded by guards and barbed wire. The story is told from Takei’s perspective as both a child and, in hindsight, an adult. I appreciated the dual perspective and the depth it offered through a more mature lens.

I thought I had a general sense of what happened after Executive Order 9066, but the personal details of Takei’s story really got to me. I learned so much more about the Japanese American experience and gained a deeper understanding of—and compassion for—those caught in it. I appreciated seeing the reality of these camps laid out plainly, along with the stories of those imprisoned and the courageous activists outside the camps who advocated for justice.

THEY CALLED US ENEMY broke my heart. It stands as a witness to our nation’s failure to uphold its own principles, and its relevance to current events is impossible to ignore. At the same time, Takei’s account kindles hope for what the United States could be if we remember our history and redress it.

As Barack Obama said, “Justice grows out of recognition of ourselves in each other…that my liberty depends on you being free, too.” THEY CALLED US ENEMY offers an essential perspective and is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand our nation’s past and have a clear-eyed view of current events.

📚Full review + sneak peek + content warning ➡️🔗in b!o.

❓What have YOU learned from history?

#BookReview #GraphicMemoir #Japanese by @hamini

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This is from last summer, i think i might have drank a lot of cacao before going to kirtan and then spent the entire night drawing. I cant remember what she was crying about, but i dont think it matters all that much by @hamini

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Projected lack vision by @hamini

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self portrait with outdated belief system y sardinas by @hamini

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The loop by @hamini

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6 months ago

A parade of fantastic creatures for Sami 🌱👹🐚👺 regreso pronto con más! by @hamini

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7 months ago

Mural realizado en grupo para @akalihouse.sp

Compartir para crear en conjunto
Pintar para estar PRESENTE
Crear entre tod@s para doblegar la soberbia
Escuchar para aceptar grandes ideas
Me regaló esta experiencia.

Gracias a cada persona que vino, pintó y compartió con sugerencias, ideas y mates!

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#murales #murals #muralismo #mexico #muralismolatinoamericano taken in San Pancho, Nayarit by @hamini

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Cáele cáele! Este domingo a las 3 PM en @pizza_el_punto vamos a hacer una actividad de dibujo en colectivo. Ven a disfrutar, a comer pizza, tomar una chela y pasarlo rico. Manda MD para apuntarte tu lugar!

Drink (and eat) and draw this Sunday 3 PM! We will be doing a group drawing and enjoying pizza and beer together. DM to claim your spot! by @hamini

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Self portrait February 17 2026 by @hamini

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Lakshmi-sama holds my hand while all the bichos who live in my heart come out and dance in the glow of her unconditional love by @hamini

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