(reverent orchestral music) - I'm Starla Sampaco in the Crosscut KCTS 9 newsroom.

(soft ambient music) A new Northwest comic book chronicles Japanese Americans who fought internment.

The Wing Luke Museum assembled a team of local writers and artists to create "We Hereby Refuse," which illustrates untold true stories of heroism with vivid graphics.

The book breeds together stories of three Japanese Americans who resisted the concentration camps: Hiroshi Kashiwagi and Hajime Jim Akutsu, who refused government pressure to demonstrate their loyalty while imprisoned in the camps, and Mitsuye Endo, who agreed to sign her name to a lawsuit opposing the camps, one that would eventually go to the Supreme Court.

Writers Frank Abe and Tamiko Nimura worked hard to source the authenticity of every single piece of dialogue.

Many lines, particularly the horrific statements made by lawmakers and military personnel, are taken directly from historical record.

I'm Starla Sampaco.

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