![]() ![]() Today baseball has become a symbol of the history of Japanese-American relations. After the war, as the Japanese Americans rebuilt their lives from scratch, they did not lose their passion and enthusiasm for their favorite game. It is a great book with rare photos and interviews with team members.ĭuring World War II baseball became a real salvation for those in the internment camps in difficult times it gave hope to everyone, young and old and was something to look forward to in the bleak camp life. What was that, if not the “dawn” of Japanese American baseball?) If you would like to learn more about baseball in San Jose Japantown, I recommend you read the book “From Asahi to Zebras” by Ralph M. (It's really interesting that Asahi was one of the most popular names for Japanese American teams at that time. After that the team joined the Northern California Japanese Baseball League. In 1925 the San Jose Asahi team traveled to Japan where they played against Meiji University, Waseda University, Keio University, and Todai University. The team’s success was possible because of the community’s warm support. The San Jose Asahi baseball team was the first team in SJ Japantown. Since 1905 when the Waseda University baseball team toured to America, both countries have regularly extended and accepted invitations from each other. These teams traveled to Japan and invited Japanese teams to the US for games. They created teams in California, Oregon, and Washington. ![]() They played baseball in Yokohama with American sailors in the 1890s and then in Hawaii where the first Issei moved. The Japanese have always been passionate about baseball. ![]()
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