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With spring season in bloom, the timeless beauty and classic traditions of another baseball season …

Susan Osa • April 3, 2008

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Did Jackie Robinson Break the Baseball Color Barrier for Nikkei?

After watching a rerun of the old Sam Wood film Pride of the Yankees starring Gary Cooper one Satur…

Daniel H. Inouyé • Oct. 19, 2007

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A Yonsei's Reflections...

on returning to my JA bowling roots

Today, basketball and golf are the sports of choice in Japanese American communities, at least it s…

Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • Oct. 17, 2007

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Catching Up with the Olivers

At first, the Olivers seemed like an elusive group. For years, as I was doing research in Little To…

Hillary Jenks • July 18, 2007

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Japanese American Baseball

Baseball, the quintessential American sport, has enjoyed immense popularity in Japan, as witnessed …

Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • April 11, 2007

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意外と知られていない大相撲における日系人の活躍

「巨人、大鵬、卵焼き」「江川、ピーマン、北の湖」これらは、昭和時代の日本社会で流行した言葉です。当時、大相撲は野球と並び、大衆の娯楽を代表するものでした。これらの流行語が一世を風靡してから…

Takamichi "Taka" Go • Feb. 10, 2014

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Alfredo Atsumi: Forjador de atletas en el campo deportivo y de mujeres íntegras en la sociedad mexicana - Parte 3

>> Parte 2En 1952, para los Juegos Olímpicos de Helsinki, el Comité Olím…

Teyko Iwadare de Takeda • April 6, 2010

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Alfredo Atsumi: Forjador de atletas en el campo deportivo y de mujeres íntegras en la sociedad mexicana - Parte 2

>> Parte 1Las familias inmigrantes ubicadas en la provincia de la República, debido al…

Teyko Iwadare de Takeda • March 30, 2010

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Alfredo Atsumi: Forjador de atletas en el campo deportivo y de mujeres íntegras en la sociedad mexicana - Parte 1

Al término de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los inmigrantes que vivían en la Ciudad de M…

Teyko Iwadare de Takeda • March 23, 2010

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Crazy about Japanese Culture: A series in which we ask "gaijin" (foreigners) who are experts in traditional Japanese culture about their fascination with the culture

第９回　「人間修練としてのなぎなた」 - アンドレア・ヴィヤスさん

「なぎなた」と聞いて筆者が思い浮かべるのは、武家の女性がなぎなたを手にしている時代劇のワンシーンだ。一般の日本人にとっても、なぎなたは馴染みの薄いものかもしれない。しかし、ここアメリカにも各地になぎ…

Keiko Fukuda • Jan. 22, 2010

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October Moments: Celebrating the History of Nisei Baseball