Takeshi's personal history and academic interest has converged into his dissertation project, which explores how citizenship has evolved in the U.S., from citizenships of different states into the citizenship of the nation. And he feels extremely lucky to be where he is now: after 20 years and a continent away from his childhood home, he is finally able to revisit his memories, this time as a visiting scholar at the Centennial Center doing archival research in the area.