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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I AM INDEBTED to those who have influenced this project, commented on previous drafts, and given advice and feedback on my research through formal and informal conversations. Frank Abe, Jo Arlow, Denise Bates, Jane Beckwith, Kathren Brown, Frank Chin, Frank Emi, Art Hansen, Lily Havey, William Hohri, Takashi Hoshizaki, Reeve Huston, Tiffany Jones, Tetsuden Kashima, Steve Koga, Dan Kubo, Katherine Morrissey, Eric Muller, Martha Nakagawa, Gary Okihiro, Greg Robinson, Laura Shelton, Kenji Taguma, David Wilson, and Meghan Winchell have all provided valuable feedback over the years. Yoriko Takasaku and Keiko Kakihara provided valuable assistance acquiring and translating (respectively) Japanese citizenship laws (the original Imperial Ordinance and subsequent Amendments). I owe special thanks to Karen Anderson, Elliot Barkan, Roger Daniels, Sarah Deutsch, Art Hansen, Joyce Hanson, Tiffany Jones, Ted Lyon, Jack Marietta, and Meghan Winchell for reading and commenting on drafts of the manuscript. Cheryl Lyon read and painstakingly edited an early draft of the entire manuscript, making the book more readable as a result. Mary Farrell invited me to conduct oral histories with Gordon Hirabayashi and the Tucsonians when they first returned to Tucson in 1999. She has continued to champion this project as it has evolved over the years. Nicole Branton paired with me to conduct follow-up interviews and was a stellar project partner. Peggy Pascoe taught me how to become a historian, Matthew Dennis encouraged me to think more critically about historical memory, and Carlos Aguirre directed my attention to the history of crime and prisons. Jack Marietta gave generously of his time, edited several early drafts, and helped me become a better writer. Karen Anderson taught me to think more critically about race, gender, privilege, and propaganda and provided encouragement at some of the most crucial junctures of this project’s development. Sarah Deutsch brought the topic to my attention, provided extraordinary support to finish the initial manuscript, and has continued to offer her expert advice and encouragement . I thank you all. This project was funded through generous assistance from the following grants and institutions: the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP), the P.E.O. Fellowship, the History Department and Graduate College at the University of Arizona, the Southwest Oral History Association, the Coronado National Forest, a Phi Alpha Theta Doctoral Scholarship, and the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. The History Department at Utah Valley University provided me with an intellectual home through the final research phase of the project. California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), has been especially supportive, providing grants from the university, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Teaching Resource Center, and the History Department. My colleagues in the History Department and in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at CSUSB have provided a friendly and intellectually stimulating environment in which to teach, write, and work. Graduate research assistants Oceana Collins and Tom Hagen provided excellent support through the revision and editing process. My students at CSUSB have challenged me, engaged in discussions with me, and helped me think more deeply about citizenship and civil disobedience. I would not have been able to write this book without the assistance of librarians and archivists across the country, including archivists at seven branches of the National Archives who guided me through the collections, even pointing out lesser-used record groups related to my research. Special Collections librarians and archivists made my research efforts more efficient and effective. Special thanks go to Jeff Burton, Mary Farrell, the Coronado National Forest, Martha Nakagawa, the National Archives, the White River Valley Museum, the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience , and Ken Yoshida for providing images for the manuscript. This book would not have been possible without the individuals who shared their lives and their stories with me over the years, the individuals whose lives this book discusses. I thank Dan and Chris Kubo for opening up their home to me and my family, for granting me access to Yoshi Kubo’s collection , and for answering endless questions about his life. Tucsonians Ken and Kay Yoshida, Susumu Yenokida, and Joe and Tee Norikane also opened up their homes to me, allowed me to interview them more than once, and made the research process a personally rewarding experience. Tucsonians Hideo Takeuchi, Noboru Taguma, and Harry Yoshikawa, as well as Frank Chin, Frank Emi, Gordon Hirabayashi, Takahashi Hoshizaki, Yosh Kuromiya, Martha Nakagawa, and Kenji Taguma, gave generously of their time in interviews and informal conversations. I am grateful for the comments...

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