{"id":6742,"date":"2026-01-06T20:01:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quietamericans.com\/staging\/?page_id=6742"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:31:26","slug":"support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/quietamericans.com\/staging\/support\/","title":{"rendered":"Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6742\" class=\"elementor elementor-6742\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ef311c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35ef311c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29439c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29439c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Support Quiet Americans<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7091ce8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7091ce8b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e837370 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e837370\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97fab6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97fab6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Quiet Americans launched on March 24, 2025 \u2014 the anniversary of the first <a href=\"https:\/\/quietamericans.com\/staging\/civilian-exclusion-orders\/\">Civilian Exclusion Order<\/a> \u2014 as an independent, self-funded project. Every story you see here is researched, written, and produced through volunteer time and personal expense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As an independent project, Quiet Americans has the freedom to explore stories that are complex, uncomfortable, or overlooked, without being shaped by institutional priorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you find value in this work, your support helps keep these stories public and allows the project to continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><br \/>With quiet appreciation,<br \/><strong>Phil Mimaki<\/strong><br \/><strong>The Quiet Americans Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d33045 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28d33045\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2453cc9f bdt-navigation-type-both bdt-item-match-height--yes bdt-carousel-style-carousel elementor-widget 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