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Acknowledgments
We wish to thank Jon Woronoff, the series editor, for asking us to undertake
this dictionary, for providing guidance throughout the writing and
production, and for reviewing the entire manuscript and offering valuable
comments. We would also like to thank Dr. Robert Sutter for allowing us
to use his Appendix B from Historical Dictionary of United States–China
Relations. John Van Sant thanks the University of Alabama–Birmingham
and his colleagues in the Department of History for their continuous support
for his teaching and research. Peter Mauch dedicates this dictionary
to his parents, Russell and Norma Mauch, his wife, Tomoko, and his children,
Joseph and Kyoko Mauch. Yoneyuki Sugita extends his gratitude to
John McGlynn and John Garside for their valuable research and editorial
assistance. He would never have completed this work without the warm
and supportive family environment provided by his wife, Shoko, and our
three children (Gakuto, Natsuki, and Kanato). Kudos to them!
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