Several people supported me on this adventure so much that I am humbled, emboldened, and inspired to have them alongside me. Dai Sun and Betty Chang, Bjorn Cooley, Gabriel Grant, Jason Harp, Kurt Johnson, Emily Levada, Rose-Anne Moore, Eric Ng, Mike O’Malley, Socheata Poeuv, Alan Price, Scott Sherman, and Friday Dog, who sat with me through so many words. You make all the difference and I notice.
Many people were generous with their time and experience in creating this book: Patricia Alejandro, Melissa Allen, Philip Armand, Lama Surya Das, Judith Dupre, Amit Garg, Marcus Graham, Joel Grant, Lolita Jackson, Glenn Libby, Kevin Lin, Elizabeth Marshman, Stu McLaren, Mike Minium, Liz Morgan, Sara Newens, Alastair Ong, Bruce Quan, Nathana Sharma, James Vogl, Katie Wallace, Adam Warheit, Rebecca Wexler, Ben Winegarden, Josh Wyner.
The kind people at the café on 40th Street who let me camp out with my computer. You really helped when I needed a place to go.
And those who shared their experiences with me and prefer to keep their identity private.