Acknowledgements -- List of figures -- Los Angeles, 1937 : from cantaloupe sunrises to the cantaloupe farms -- The significance of silence -- As a child, I did not know I was Japanese' as an adult, people do not know I'm American -- Examining the crevices in-between identities -- From issei to Gosei : ethnography and autoethnography of generations -- Growing up during World War II : evacuation, internment, and labor -- Pathways to memories and dancing forward -- After the internment camps : strength, support, and friendships -- Japanese Americans and Japanese Peruvians as hostages -- Rebuilding the American dream -- Saying goodbye and keeping the stories alive -- References -- Index.
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