Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Editor’s note xvii
7. Introduction 3
8. 1 In the Beginning 15
9. 2 Childhood 30
10. 3 Rude awakening 40
11. 4 Pomona assembly center 44
12. 5 Heart mountain 48
13. 6 Fair play committee 59
14. 7 Resistance 64
15. 8 The circus 69
16. 9 Mcneil island 76
17. 10 The farm 83
18. 11 The return 89
19. 12 Back to basics 97
20. 13 Crossroads 104
21. 14 Transitions 110
22. 15 Loyalty to what? 116
23. 16 Departures 124
24. 17 Readjustment 130
25. 18 Rebirth 137
26. 19 Resolution 151
27. Epilogue Triumph over deception 156
28. Afterword 160
29. Appendix A “Civil rights” 171
30. Appendix B “Nisei servicemen’s record remembered” 173
31. Appendix C “The fourth option” 175
32. Appendix D Chronology of WWII and post-WWII events and activities 179
33. Notes 185
34. Selected bibliography 197
35. Index 199
36. About the author 211
37. About the contributors 213