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Invisibility -- Seeds Of Hostility -- Legacy Of Japanese Rule -- Retrocession And Conflict -- The February 28 Incident -- Lijia: Leaving Home, 1940s -- Overview Of The Exodus -- Entanglement With The Military -- Common Experiences In The Exodus -- Different Experiences In The Exodus -- Wujiakegui: Homelessness, 1950s -- The Arrival -- Marriage And The Homeless Generation -- The Kmt And The Military Personnel -- Responses To Homesickness -- Chengjia: Establishing Home, 1960s-1970s -- Compromise Marriages -- Life After Military Service -- Jobs Through Vacrs -- Jobs In The Private Sector -- Mdvs: From Temporary Refuge To Home -- Laobing And Veterans' Homes -- Huijia: Returning Home, 1980s-1990s -- Preparing For The Return -- Return By Numbers -- Characteristics Of The Return -- The Effects Of The Return -- Appendix: Roc Military Ranking Structure -- Glossary. Joshua Fan. Simultaneously Published In The Usa And Canada--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.