Isaw denise today in geography class. she was sitting on the other side of the room. “you’re trying to start a war,” she said, “giving secrets away to the enemy. why can’t you keep your big mouth shut? ” i didn’t know what to say. i gave her a packet of tomato seeds and asked her to plant them for me, told her when the first tomato ripened she’d miss me. —“in response to executive order 9066,” dwight okita as you finish the poem, record any details that relate to the topic of american identity.