Nisei soldiers break their silence: coming home to Hood River

"Growing up in two worlds" Balancing Japanese America

"Nice people so long as they are in a minority" The Japanese American community in Hood River

'Why didn't you tell us the war was coming" Community fallout from Pearl Harbor

"Fighting the good uncle Sam" Nisei enter the military

"The two-sided sword" Wartime changes for Japanese American families

"Getting shot from ahead of us and behind us" War in the South Pacific

"From somewhere in Europe" War in Europe

"I've got a lot of fighting to do right here" Charged with willful disobedience

"Discard my uniform for good" The end of the war

"No Japes wanted in Hood River" The Hood River situation

'Ninety percent are against the Japs" Veterans and their families return

"You could feel it" Resettling in the community and elsewhere.

"Time is a good healer" Rebuilding

:Guilty of courage" Discipline barrack boys' appeals

"Opening the closets of history" The community today

No "Ordinary Soldiers" The Patriot test.

Preface; Acknowledgments; Oral History Methodology; Introduction; Part I: Early Years; 1. "Growing Up in Two Worlds" : Balancing Japanese America; 2. "Nice People So Long as They Are in a Minority" : The Japanese American Community in Hood River; Part II: World War II; 3. "Why Didn't You Tell Us the War Was Coming?" : Community Fallout from Pearl Harbor; 4. "Fighting for Good Uncle Sam" : Nisei Enter the Military; 5. "The Two-Sided Sword" : Wartime Changes for Japanese American Families; 6. "Getting Shot from Ahead of Us and Behind Us" : War in the South Pacific.

7. "From Somewhere in Europe" : War in Europe8. "I've Got a Lot of Fighting to Do Right Here" : Charged with Willful Disobedience; 9. "Discard My Uniform for Good" : The End of the War; Part III: After the War; 10. "No Japes Wanted in Hood River" : The Hood River Situation; 11. "Ninety Percent Are Against the Japs!" : Veterans and Their Families Return; 12. "You Could Feel It" : Resettling in the Community and Elsewhere; 13. "Time Is a Good Healer" : Rebuilding; 14. "Guilty of Courage" : Discipline Barrack Boys' Appeals; Part IV: Today.

15. "Opening the Closets of History" : The Community Today16. No "Ordinary Soldiers" : The Patriot Test; Afterword; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.