Anthony Q. Hazard - Boasians at War: Anthropology, Race, and World War II

Cover illustration: Carlina Teteris / Moment / Getty Images

This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

This book grew out of the discussions and debates in my Race and World War II seminar that I began teaching as a postdoc at Northwestern. Over the last eight years I have had the opportunity to continue offering the course at my current institution in both Ethnic Studies and History. The hard work, insightful analyses, and brilliant research of those students challenged me to deepen my own thinking about World War II, the production of knowledge, and the politics of race. Its been such a pleasure to work with the team at Palgrave once again. Special thanks to Madison Allums and my editor Mary Al-Sayed. Madison, your attentiveness and timely communication are greatly appreciated. Mary, your genuine interest in and support for my project was palpable from beginning to end. A heartfelt thanks to you both. I would also like to acknowledge the many wonderful archivists, librarians, and staff that have made this project possible. My longstanding relationship with the folks at the American Philosophical Society has fueled my career. To Earle Spamer, Valerie-Ann Lutz, and Lydia Vazquez-Rivera, many, many thanks. My initial and subsequent foray up to Vassar to work on Ruth Benedict was so graciously facilitated by Dean Rogers, whose impeccable attention to detail helped make my time there incredibly productive. My frequent visits back to Evanston always include time in the Melville Herskovits archive working with Janet Olson. Janets tireless efforts, speedy communication, and welcoming disposition have made working on Herskovits such a pleasure. Cheers to you Janet. Many thanks as well to Kevin Leonard and Dana Lamparello. Delisa Minor Harris at Fisk offered timely and crucial assistance with the Charles S. Johnson Papers. Thank you so much. Ive conducted research at the Library of Congress for over a decade, but most recently Edith Sandler and Mutahara Mobashar have been particularly gracious with their time and expertise. At the Amistad Research Center at Tulane the assistance of Christopher Harter, Chianta Dorsey, and Phillip Cunningham was invaluable. At the Peabody at Harvard Katherine Meyers Satriano offered excellent assistance with the Hooton Papers. Here at my home institution librarians extraordinaire Helene LeFrance and Gail Growdowski have been excellent over the years fulfilling my teaching and research needs. Cheers to you both. Completion of this book was made possible by funding from Vassar College, the American Philosophical Society, both the Deans and Provosts Office at Santa Clara, along with the Ignation Centers Bannan Institute. My stint as a Scholar of Racial and Ethnic Justice with Bannan was immensely generative and enjoyable. Special thanks go to my cohort: Bill ONeil, Cruz Medina, Hsin-I Cheng, Margaret Russell, and Brett Solomon. Also special thanks to Theresa Ladrigan-Whelpley for your incredible leadership and invitation to take part in such a special project. Among my dear friends and mentors within the Santa Clara community I count Brett Solomon, Amy Randall, Naomi Andrews, Nancy Unger, Barbara Molony, Aldo Billingslea, Renee Billingslea, Harry Odamtten, Robin Nelson, and Margaret Russell. I have leaned on you all for advice, inspiration, and comradeship. Your warmth, wisdom, and kindness have kept me grounded over the years. Thank you so much. My Ethnic Studies family have been incredible. To James Lai and Anna Sampaio, I could not have asked for better senior colleagues in my home department. Thanks so much for leading the way, and being great mentors and friends. Pauline Nguyen, you are the rock that holds the Department together. The positive influence you have on all of us is immeasurable. Thank you! To my Culture.Power.Difference crew, Allia Griffin, Jesica Fernandez, Cruz Medina, Danielle Morgan, Mythri Jegathesan, Veronica Miranda, Ryan Anderson, Kavin Paulraj, and founding members Christina Zanfagna and Courtney Mohler, I cant express how much it has meant to me to have this community of brilliant, beautifully soulful people at Santa Clara. The good that is in this book is a reflection of the care and wisdom you all put into the writing group, and our friendships. Thank you. To the many Ethnic Studies majors and minors that have come through the Department during my time here, youve inspired me to be the best educator, mentor, and human I can possibly be. Thank you for sharing your gifts with me. Since my undergraduate days at Arizona State Ive been blessed to have incredible people in my professional life who have supported me in more ways than one. Special thanks to Neal Lester, Joseph Graves, Patrick Sharp, Ken Alder, Petra Goedde, Darryl Mace, and more recently Lee Baker, Barbara Fields, Karen Fields, and Colita Fairfax. To my dearest friends, from LA and the Bay back to Bmore and Philly, thanks for the positive energy, for making time when Im in town, for the texts, phone calls, the food, wine, music, and endless support. Your presence has meant the world to me. To my California sisters, Allia Griffin and Christina Zanfanga, I never imagined this profession would bring me to know two people like you. In you both I have far more than colleagues and co-conspirators, I have family. Allia, your presence is a gift, keep letting your light shine. Z, for nearly a decade weve been on this grind. Lets keep winning. To two giants who have made transition, Prof. Ramon Chacon, and my uncle Edward Jones, your spirits live on through us. Lastly, I want to thank my family, the Hazards, Bagleys, McCanns, and Arrietas, my siblings Bille, Gee, Tay, and Sade. To my mom Irene Hazard, only recently have I been able to synthesize what Ive learned from your career as an educator. Your strength, wisdom, and courage to love continue to lead the way. Thank you for everything.