Franklin S. Odo is Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program and editor of The Columbia Documentary History of the Asian American Experience.

• Introduction: The Making of a Model Minority1. Immigrant Parents2. Generation on Trial: The 1920s3. Before the Fire: The 1930s4. Pearl Harbor5. Hawai'i Territorial Guard6. The Varsity Victory VolunteersPhoto Gallery7. Schofield Barracks8. The Front Lines: Battlefront and Home Front9. After the WarConclusionAppendix: Roster of Varsity Victory VolunteersNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex

"Franklin Odo has captured with much warmth and poignancy, the emotions of men who, though abandoned by their country, loved this country and proved it by repeatedly standing in harm's way to defend it."-Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D, HI) "No Sword to Bury is a fascinating study of an often overlooked part of the story of Americans of Japanese ancestry in the World War II era. The Japanese American population of Hawai'i navigated its way through one of the most dangerous and transformational periods in U.S. history. Franklin Odo's use of personal stories of the men and women who made that journey reveals the choices that were made, the strategies that were used, and the lessons we all can draw from them."-The Hon. Norman Y. Mineta "One of the strengths of No Sword to Bury is Odo's care in presenting a more layered, nuanced study of Japanese Americans and their role in Hawaiian history. What emerges is a portrait of a lively, diverse group of men who had mixed motives and feelings of what they did during the course of their lives."-International Examiner "No Sword to Bury is a masterful contribution based on years of painstaking research. In fact, there is nothing quite like it written about the Japanese American experience. Franklin Odo presents a detailed history of the Varsity Victory Volunteers in the larger context of Hawai'i before and during World War II. He does an excellent job of marshalling data from the extant literature, rare archival sources, and most importantly, a plethora of original oral history interviews. The voices and biographies of key VVV members and the public figures in Hawai'i who supported their endeavors lie at the core of Odo's work. Captivating and informative, No Sword to Bury demonstrates the multicultural dynamics that have been so central in the formation of our 50th state."-Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Riverside "[A] significant addition ot the literature in western U.S. history...a fine book, [it] promises to be an important work for years to come."-History: Reviews of New Books "By drawing on oral records and archival materials, Odo provides a rich and detailed social history of the VVV members. He not only situates them in the racial dynamics of prewar and wartime Hawai'i, but also successfully allows them to tell their individual stories."-Choice "The story is well told and carefully documented."-SAGE Race Relations Abstract "...a deep and detailed look at an articulate and important group." The book was described as being "a good addition to the literature on Asian America, on WW II's transformation of American life, and on Hawai'I..."-Biography: An Interdisciplinary Journal

Franklin S. Odo is Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program and editor of The Columbia Documentary History of the Asian American Experience.

• Introduction: The Making of a Model Minority1. Immigrant Parents2. Generation on Trial: The 1920s3. Before the Fire: The 1930s4. Pearl Harbor5. Hawai'i Territorial Guard6. The Varsity Victory VolunteersPhoto Gallery7. Schofield Barracks8. The Front Lines: Battlefront and Home Front9. After the WarConclusionAppendix: Roster of Varsity Victory VolunteersNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex

"Franklin Odo has captured with much warmth and poignancy, the emotions of men who, though abandoned by their country, loved this country and proved it by repeatedly standing in harm's way to defend it."-Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D, HI) "No Sword to Bury is a fascinating study of an often overlooked part of the story of Americans of Japanese ancestry in the World War II era. The Japanese American population of Hawai'i navigated its way through one of the most dangerous and transformational periods in U.S. history. Franklin Odo's use of personal stories of the men and women who made that journey reveals the choices that were made, the strategies that were used, and the lessons we all can draw from them."-The Hon. Norman Y. Mineta "One of the strengths of No Sword to Bury is Odo's care in presenting a more layered, nuanced study of Japanese Americans and their role in Hawaiian history. What emerges is a portrait of a lively, diverse group of men who had mixed motives and feelings of what they did during the course of their lives."-International Examiner "No Sword to Bury is a masterful contribution based on years of painstaking research. In fact, there is nothing quite like it written about the Japanese American experience. Franklin Odo presents a detailed history of the Varsity Victory Volunteers in the larger context of Hawai'i before and during World War II. He does an excellent job of marshalling data from the extant literature, rare archival sources, and most importantly, a plethora of original oral history interviews. The voices and biographies of key VVV members and the public figures in Hawai'i who supported their endeavors lie at the core of Odo's work. Captivating and informative, No Sword to Bury demonstrates the multicultural dynamics that have been so central in the formation of our 50th state."-Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Riverside "[A] significant addition ot the literature in western U.S. history...a fine book, [it] promises to be an important work for years to come."-History: Reviews of New Books "By drawing on oral records and archival materials, Odo provides a rich and detailed social history of the VVV members. He not only situates them in the racial dynamics of prewar and wartime Hawai'i, but also successfully allows them to tell their individual stories."-Choice "The story is well told and carefully documented."-SAGE Race Relations Abstract "...a deep and detailed look at an articulate and important group." The book was described as being "a good addition to the literature on Asian America, on WW II's transformation of American life, and on Hawai'I..."-Biography: An Interdisciplinary Journal

Franklin S. Odo is Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program and editor of The Columbia Documentary History of the Asian American Experience.

• Introduction: The Making of a Model Minority1. Immigrant Parents2. Generation on Trial: The 1920s3. Before the Fire: The 1930s4. Pearl Harbor5. Hawai'i Territorial Guard6. The Varsity Victory VolunteersPhoto Gallery7. Schofield Barracks8. The Front Lines: Battlefront and Home Front9. After the WarConclusionAppendix: Roster of Varsity Victory VolunteersNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex

"Franklin Odo has captured with much warmth and poignancy, the emotions of men who, though abandoned by their country, loved this country and proved it by repeatedly standing in harm's way to defend it."-Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D, HI) "No Sword to Bury is a fascinating study of an often overlooked part of the story of Americans of Japanese ancestry in the World War II era. The Japanese American population of Hawai'i navigated its way through one of the most dangerous and transformational periods in U.S. history. Franklin Odo's use of personal stories of the men and women who made that journey reveals the choices that were made, the strategies that were used, and the lessons we all can draw from them."-The Hon. Norman Y. Mineta "One of the strengths of No Sword to Bury is Odo's care in presenting a more layered, nuanced study of Japanese Americans and their role in Hawaiian history. What emerges is a portrait of a lively, diverse group of men who had mixed motives and feelings of what they did during the course of their lives."-International Examiner "No Sword to Bury is a masterful contribution based on years of painstaking research. In fact, there is nothing quite like it written about the Japanese American experience. Franklin Odo presents a detailed history of the Varsity Victory Volunteers in the larger context of Hawai'i before and during World War II. He does an excellent job of marshalling data from the extant literature, rare archival sources, and most importantly, a plethora of original oral history interviews. The voices and biographies of key VVV members and the public figures in Hawai'i who supported their endeavors lie at the core of Odo's work. Captivating and informative, No Sword to Bury demonstrates the multicultural dynamics that have been so central in the formation of our 50th state."-Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Riverside "[A] significant addition ot the literature in western U.S. history...a fine book, [it] promises to be an important work for years to come."-History: Reviews of New Books "By drawing on oral records and archival materials, Odo provides a rich and detailed social history of the VVV members. He not only situates them in the racial dynamics of prewar and wartime Hawai'i, but also successfully allows them to tell their individual stories."-Choice "The story is well told and carefully documented."-SAGE Race Relations Abstract "...a deep and detailed look at an articulate and important group." The book was described as being "a good addition to the literature on Asian America, on WW II's transformation of American life, and on Hawai'I..."-Biography: An Interdisciplinary Journal