Altered Lives, Enduring Community: Japanese Americans Remember Their World War II Incarceration

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments This book is the culmination of the efforts of a team of individuals. Tom Ikeda, the director of Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project, has supported the data collection from the Project's inception. He provided leadership and committed resources at numerous critical junctures. Becky Fukuda identified and selected the pool of quotes from Densho visual history narrators and critiqued portions of the manuscript. Erin Kimura and Larry Hashirna contacted, coordinated, and conducted survey interviews. Erin also entered the data into the statistical analysis program. Dana Hoshide made available the photographs. The following individuals served as survey interviewers: Ivy Arai, Dee Goto. Alyssa Grossman, Sheri Nakashima, and Tomoyo Yamada. Others who provided valuable comments on portions of the manuscript were Art Hansen, LanceLaird,TimLukes, Setsuko Matsunaga Nishi. Stephen Warner, JoeYasutake. and especially Frank Miyamoto. Frank spent countless hours drawing upon his unique knowledge to strengthen the manuscript. This manuscript was smoothly shepherded through the Uni.. versity of Washington Press by Naomi Pascal and MarilynTrueblood. Mary Ribesky skillfully copyedited the text. Santa Clara University provided both the computing facilities for data analysis and a supportive environment in which to write. The survey respondents and visual history narrators who generously shared their rich experiences and perspectives, of course, made this effort possible. Finally, on a personal note, we would like to express our appreciation to our spouses, Karen Fugita and Peter D'Souza, for their con.. tinuous support. Any errors orfaulty interpretations, of course, remain ours. ix Altered Lives, Enduring Community ...