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San Jose Japanese American Baseball
Based upon an exhibit at the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, this article
features a slide show of historic photos.
Livingston Dodgers in Camp
Pictures from a WWII internment camp.
Nisei - Early Japanese-American Baseball Players
An essay on the role of baseball in the Japanese-American assimilation experience.
Wally Yonamine - Nisei Jackie Robinson
Yonamine crossed the Pacific and faced prejudice as he broke into Japanese big leagues.
Lai Tin
The first Asian-American major leaguer? Almost, he spent time in Spring Training with the
Phillies and Giants.
Iron Maehara
This Hawaiian helped organize local baseball on the islands for decades.
Hank Oana
A minor leaguer from the 1930s.
Wendell Kim Interview
He's been coaching in the bigs for a decade now. See what he told TDA.
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Elsewhere On The Web
Sport and Community in California's "Yamato Colony," 1930-1945
Want to know more about the photograph above? Dr. Samuel O. Regalado (yes,
related to Rudy), wrote about my grandfather's team, the Livingston
Dodgers. This article appeared in the Journal of Sport History.
Nisei Baseball Research Project
If you want to know it, you'll probably find it here.
Japanese American Baseball History Project
A good overview of the history of the field
Sleeping Tigers- The Asahi Baseball Story
A movie about one of Canada's great Nisei baseball teams.
Sports in the White River Japanese Community
Nisei baseball in the Pacific Northwest, as done by a jr. highschool.
An All-American Pastime
AsianWeek takes a look at Asian Americans in baseball and
some of the barriers that exist.
A bat, a House, a cabinet, a life's story
A short story about Norm Mineta and his baseball bat.
Profiles of API Players in Major League Baseball
Thumbnail sketches on all of the Asians currently in the bigs. Mainly imports,
but there are a few home-grown guys in the mix.
Wendell Kim's Webpage
Kim played in the Giant's minor league system, but never made it to the bigs. He
moved into management and was once Manager of the Year in the California League. He
as acted as a coach for both the San Francisco Giants and the Boston Red Sox. He
is currently the manager at Indianapolis.
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