EDUCATION

B.A. — DePauw University (1960)

M.A. — University of Cincinnati (1966)

Ph.D. — University of Cincinnati (1973)

MILITARY SERVICE

U.S. Navy — 1960–64 (Bombardier/Navigator)

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

University of Cincinnati, 1968, 1969 (Summer School)

Assistant Professor of History, Humboldt State University, 1969–73

Associate Professor, 1973–77

Professor, 1977–99

BOOKS

America's Invisible Gulag: A Biography of German American Internment and Exclusion in World War II: Memory & History (New York: Peter Lang Publishers, 2000).

Fear Itself: Inside the FBI Roundup of German Americans during World War II: The Past as Prologue (New York: iUniverse, Inc., 2005).

Homeland Insecurity: Aliens, Citizens, and American Civil Liberties in World War II (to be published in 2009 by iUniverse).

The Group Bases of Ohio Political Behavior, 1803-1848 (New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1989).

The Unknown Internment: An Oral History of the Relocation of Italian Americans during World War II (Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1990). Republished as UnCivil Liberties: Italian Americans Under Siege during World War II (UPublish, 2000).

JOURNAL AND ANTHOLOGY ARTICLES/CHAPTERS

“General John DeWitt and the Proposed Internment of German and Italian Aliens during World War II,” Pacific Historical Review 57 (Nov. 1988): 407–38.

“Politicians, Issues, and Voter Preference in Jacksonian Ohio: A Critique of an Interpretation,” Ohio History 86 (Summer 1977): 155–70.

“The Deportation of Latin American Germans, 1941-1947: Fresh Legs for Mr. Monroe’s Doctrine,” Yearbook of German-American Studies 32 (1997): 117–42.

“The Bank Wars, the Idea of ‘Party,’ and the Division of the Electorate in Jacksonian Ohio, Ohio History 88 (Summer 1979): 253–76.

“The Relocation of Italian Americans during World War II,” 199–213, in Struggle and Success: An Anthology of the Italian Immigrant Experience in California, ed. by Paola A. Sensi-Isolani and Phyllis Cancilla Martinelli (New York: Center for Migration Studies, 1992).

“The Relocation of Italian Americans in California during World War II,” 39–54, in Una Storia Segreta: The Secret History of Italian American Evacuation and Internment during World War II, ed. by Lawrence DiStasi (Berkeley: Heyday Books, 2001).

CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS

Presenter: “The Relocation of Italian Americans in California during World War II.” American Italian Historical Association, Annual Conference, November 1989, San Francisco, CA.

Chair/commentator: “The Status of ‘Enemy Aliens’ during World War II,” Pacific Coast Branch, American Historical Association, Annual Conference, Kona, Hawaii, August 1991.

Chair: “Stories from the Streets: Police, Social Workers, and Activists,” Oral History Association, Annual Conference, New Orleans, September 25–28, 1997.

Presenter: “The Relocation of Italian American Fishermen from Monterey County, California, during World War II,” Festa Italia, Monterey, CA, September 1999.

Chair and Presenter: “The Relocation of Italian Americans during World War II,” American Italian Historical Association, Annual Conference, Chicago, October 2002.

Presenter: “Uncovering the Myths about Italian-American Relocation,” National Council for History Education, Conflict and Cooperation in History Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2005.

Keynote: “Alien Enemy Control Program: Overview,” Hidden Histories of World War II: A Conference on Enemy Alien Restrictions and Internment, San Mateo CA, April 28, 2007.

NUMEROUS BOOK REVIEWS...

CONSULTANTSHIPS/PARTICIPANT

“Una Storia Segreta: When Italian Americans were ‘Enemy Aliens’”—Lawrence Distasi, director (Traveling Display)

“Bella Vista: An Unseen View of World War II” - Kathy Witkowsky, producer (Video)—Internment of Italian Seamen at Ft. Missoula, MT

“Prisoners in Paradise: Italian Prisoners in America”— Camilla Calamandrei, producer (Video)

“Prisoners Among Us: Italian-American Identity & World War II”— Michael Dilauro, producer (Film)

“The Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of World War II” — Sponsors: National Japanese American Historical Society; American Italian Historical Assn., Western Region; Japanese Peruvian Oral History Project (Photo Exhibit)

HONORS AND AWARDS

“General John DeWitt and the Proposed Internment of German and Italian Aliens during World War II”:

Louis Knott Koontz memorial award for “Most Deserving Article,” 1989, presented by the Board of Editors, Pacific Historical Review, Aug. 15, 1989.

The Unknown Internment:

Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in the United States, “‘Outstanding Book’ on the subject of human rights in the United States,” 1991.

Before Columbus Foundation, “American Book Award,” 1992, in “recognition of outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of America’s diverse and multicultural community.”