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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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The Legacy of Isamu Tashiro: Nisei from Hawaii in Chicago
Chapter 2—Dedicated to the US-Japan Relationship
Read Part 1 >> Playing in the ALOHA Baseball Team  Concurrent with the establishment o…

Takako Day • Dec. 17, 2023

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Chicago Hawaii Hawaii residents Illinois United States
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The Legacy of Isamu Tashiro: Nisei from Hawaii in Chicago
Chapter 1—From Hawai‘i to the Midwest
In the 1910s, a Nikkei visitor from Hawai‘i once wrote a newspaper column expressing his su…

Takako Day • Dec. 10, 2023

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baseball Chicago Hawaii Illinois Midwest Region (U.S.) 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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Family Man - Kurt Suzuki
When you enter Kurt Suzuki’s home in Redondo Beach, California, you are struck by what is mis…

Alan Suemori • June 25, 2023

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baseball families Hawaii Kurt Suzuki Maui United States
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Fresno Stories
Dutch Leonard - The Ballplayer who challenged Fresno's racism
“Dutch” Leonard is no longer a household name, but he left behind an enduring reputat…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 6, 2023

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baseball California Fresno racism United States
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Assembling My Grandfather’s Story, Piece by Piece
All of my grandparents passed away before I was born. My mother Kay lost her parents to tuberculo…

Chris Komai • July 21, 2021

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baseball generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese language newspapers migration newspapers Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) Robert Fitts
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The Vancouver Asahi: The Search for Hall of Fame Medalists' Families
Motoji Kodama, one of the founders of the Vancouver Asahi
As already explained in my preceding essays, many Vancouver Asahi players or their families didn&rs…

Yobun Shima • May 12, 2021

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baseball Canada generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Canadians migration Motoji Kodama Vancouver Asahi (baseball team)
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