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We arrived in Seattle at about the same time, and we’re the same age. We’ve both got fa…

Tamiko Nimura • Aug. 2, 2012

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The Hamilton Nisei Baseball League in Canada - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> George Masuda was born in Vancouver in 1928. After completing Model Element…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • June 20, 2011

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The Hamilton Nisei Baseball League in Canada - Part 1

Whenever I get together with Nisei these days to recollect the “old days” that invariab…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • June 13, 2011

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Journal Entry #9 Looong Innings: "Uptown Blues..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • June 26, 2010

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My Canada Story - Vancouver Asahi Player Kei Kaminishi -

For 27 years before World War II, the legendary baseball team “Vancouver Asahi” excited…

Louise Akuzawa • June 8, 2010

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When Gila Fought Heart Mountain

More than 62 years ago, in September 1944, a baseball series pitted Gila River and Heart Mountain i…

Tetsuo Furokawa • Feb. 26, 2010

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Up for Grabs

Throughout history, there have been a number of great rivalries, some fun (“blondes vs. brune…

Susan Osa • Nov. 9, 2009

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Jose Nakamura: The first Nikkei in American Baseball

As World War Two came to an end, Japanese Americans began the slow process of moving from internmen…

Chiori Santiago • Oct. 9, 2009

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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

Beisebol or Besuboru?

Beisebol is big among the Japanese farming colonies of South America. I found myself at a weekend t…

John Katagi • Jan. 14, 2009

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October Moments: Celebrating the History of Nisei Baseball

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

Susan Osa • April 3, 2008

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