Historian James Nicita lives in Oregon City, Oregon, where he writes principally on Pacific Northwest history. His article “Recording Freedom: The Manumission of Monimia Travers” appeared in the Summer 2024 issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly. His article “Weathering the Cyclone: When Olympia Said ‘No’ to Anti-Chinese Violence,” appeared in the Summer 2025 issue of Columbia, the magazine of the Washington State Historical Society.