Mary Matsuda Gruenewald was 17 years old when the U.S. government ordered her family and about 120,000 Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast to internment camps. In 2010, she is now 84 years old, lives in Seattle, and travels regularly to speak about her years imprisoned in her own country. Her articles on internment during WW II have appeared in newspapers nationally, and she has presented radio commentaries for NPR KPLU. Gruenewald worked as a registered nurse for more than 25 years. She has also advised the National Park Service on establishing Minidoka Internment Camp as a National Park. She received an Asian American Living Pioneer Award in 2003 honoring her contributions.

Maureen R. Michelson has worked as a writer and editor for more than 35 years. As a former journalist, she worked at Time magazine and its sister publications. Michelson founded NewSage Press in 1985 and has served as its publisher for 25 years. Authored books include, Women & Work: Photographs and Personal Writings and Pasadena: One Hundred Years. Michelson lives in Portland, Oregon.