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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 18 (Part 1) — The Rise of Judo among Nisei
In my previous chapter, I reported on the Nisei women's tour of Japan. In this chapter, I woul…

Ikuo Shinmasu • Jan. 23, 2024

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combat communities generations Japanese American communities Japanese Americans Japanese language newspapers judo martial arts newspapers Nisei Seattle sports The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington
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Nomo, Ohtani, and Dreams of Spring
I drew this cartoon in May 1995, Hideo Nomo’s first season as a Dodger. All those years ago, …

Gwen Muranaka • Dec. 27, 2023

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baseball baseball fields California Hideo Nomo history Little Tokyo Los Angeles Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani sports United States
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Will Ireton Uses Analytics, Trackman to Help Dodger Players Improve Their Performances
What becomes clear after meeting Will Ireton is that there is more to him than meets the eye. Muc…

Chris Komai • Oct. 18, 2023

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baseball baseball fields baseball operations analysis California hapa Japan Kenta Maeda Los Angeles Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball (organization) Nikkei in Japan Philippines racially mixed people sports sports tournaments Texas Rangers (baseball team) tournaments United States Will Ireton World Baseball Classic
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Scott Akasaki and the Influx of Asian Americans Working in Professional Sports
Tommy Lasorda once said, “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a pe…

Kristopher Kato • Oct. 4, 2023

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baseball baseball fields California Los Angeles Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball (organization) Scott Akasaki sports United States
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Stephen Nelson Makes History as New Dodgers Announcer
Stephen Nelson has always had a strong interest in history, but because of his new position as a br…

Chris Komai • Sept. 20, 2023

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baseball baseball fields broadcasting California Chapman University communities Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Los Angeles Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball (organization) Orange (Calif.) sports Stephen Nelson United States
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Tokita Tales
Haruko (Mom), A Football Fan
Haruko (Mom), a football fan? Yes, a football fan. How so? Well, three of her youngest sons, Yuzo,…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Dec. 30, 2022

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families football Nisei Veteran’s Committee (organization) Seattle sports United States universities University of Washington Washington
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #Athens, 1896: "New Medal Sports..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • May 14, 2022

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athletics cartoonists cartoons humor Olympics sports
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Old Men Will Dream Dreams
The Terasaki Budokan had its grand opening celebration on March 19, 2022, which was attended by a…

Bill Watanabe • April 6, 2022

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California communities community centers Little Tokyo Los Angeles sports Terasaki Budokan United States
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come back one more time
How many times do we return to our beginnings. Perhaps in our lifetime there will be many times th…

Luis Iguchi Iguchi • April 6, 2022

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Peru sports tennis
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Eagles of Heart Mountain, Bradford Pearson Uses Football As a ‘Trojan Horse’
In Eagles of Heart Mountain, football is all but pretext. The book, journalist Bradford Pearson&r…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Nov. 5, 2021

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Bradford Pearson Eagles of Heart Mountain (book) football sports World War II World War II camps
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