A Note from Judy
Prologue

PART ONE: BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 1953

CHAPTER 1
The Butterfly

CHAPTER 2
Insubordinate

CHAPTER 3
To Fight or Not to Fight

CHAPTER 4
Fear of Flying

PART TWO: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, 1977

CHAPTER 5
Detained

CHAPTER 6
Occupation Army

CHAPTER 7
Soldiers in Combat

CHAPTER 8
The White House

PART THREE: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, 1981

CHAPTER 9
The Reckoning

CHAPTER 10
Chingona

CHAPTER 11
Humans

CHAPTER 12
Our Story

Acknowledgments
Notes

Table of Contents

A Note from Judy
Prologue

PART ONE: BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 1953

CHAPTER 1
The Butterfly

CHAPTER 2
Insubordinate

CHAPTER 3
To Fight or Not to Fight

CHAPTER 4
Fear of Flying

PART TWO: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, 1977

CHAPTER 5
Detained

CHAPTER 6
Occupation Army

CHAPTER 7
Soldiers in Combat

CHAPTER 8
The White House

PART THREE: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, 1981

CHAPTER 9
The Reckoning

CHAPTER 10
Chingona

CHAPTER 11
Humans

CHAPTER 12
Our Story

Acknowledgments
Notes

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