In large and small ways, the following people have supported and given sustenance to the writing of this book:
Vicki Abe Betsy Amster
Jane Tomi & Pat Boltz Susan Brenneman
Kerry Burke Bill Burroughs
Chris Fischbach Craig & Ruthie Gilmore
Ted Hopes Ben Huang
Ryuta Imafuku Marialice Jacob
Jimmie Khuu Sally Kim
Seokjin Kim Allan Kornblum
Casey Krache Russell Leong
Audrey Limon Steven Maier
Linda Mathews Karen Mayeda
Michael Murashige Bonnie Nadell
Jeff Nygaard Sue Ostfield
Olivia Regalado & Family
John Retsek Alma Rodriguez
Reyes Rodriguez Hisaji Sakai
Beth Sistanovich Garth Sorensen
Emi Stevens Miyo Stevens
Tim Uyeki Rosa Velasquez & Family
Chip Williams David Welna
Asako Yamashita Onna Young
KCET Channel 28
With gratitude to all and to those who have written and continue to write about L.A., but especially to Ronaldo Lopes de Oliveira, who brought the original orange from São Paulo and that other Tropic.