Past Exhibition
More Than a Game
Sport in the Japanese American Community
Sports Trivia
Test your knowledge of these sports in the Japanese American community: golf, wrestling, racing, basketball, judo, kendo, bowling, baseball, sumo, and weightlifting!
View a set of twelve sports cards that were produced in conjunction with the More Than a Game exhibition by the JANM Store designed by Gary van der Steur.
Sports Trivia
March 04, 2000 - February 18, 2001
Japanese American National Museum
Sports Trivia
Test your knowledge of these sports in the Japanese American community: golf, wrestling, racing, basketball, judo, kendo, bowling, baseball, sumo, and weightlifting!
View a set of twelve sports cards that were produced in conjunction with the More Than a Game exhibition by the JANM Store designed by Gary van der Steur.
Sports Trivia
March 04, 2000 - February 18, 2001
Japanese American National Museum
Sports Trivia
Test your knowledge of these sports in the Japanese American community: golf, wrestling, racing, basketball, judo, kendo, bowling, baseball, sumo, and weightlifting!
View a set of twelve sports cards that were produced in conjunction with the More Than a Game exhibition by the JANM Store designed by Gary van der Steur.
            More Than a Game Sport Cards
      
          
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            SPORTSCARDS
      
                                                  
                
                Harold Sakata, ca. 1950
Japanese American National Museum, Gift of Richard K.Tomita (99.62)
                                                      
            BASEBALL
      
                                                  
                
                Zebra Team, Heart Mountain Concentration Camp. 1944
Japanese American National Museum. Gift of Mori Shimada (92.10)
                                                      
            JUDO
      
                                                  
                
                Judo Championship Senior, Terminal Island, 1932
Japanese American National Museum. Gift of Kiyoshi Sakamoto (95.183)
                                                      
            SUMO
      
                                                  
                
                Sumo Tournament, Sacramento Area, Late 1930s
Japanese American National Museum, Gift of Fumi Shibata (97.99)
                                                      
            WEIGHTLIFTING
      
                                                  
                
                Tommy Kono, 1952
Japanese American National Museum, Gift of the Kono Family (97.141.5)
                                                      
            KENDO
      
                                                  
                
                Kendo Student James Kai, Livingston, CA.1930s
Japanese American National Museum, Gift of Fred & Kimiko Kishi (97.202)
                                                      
            BOWLING
      
                                                  
                
                Holiday Bowl Team. ca.1958
Japanese American National Museum, Gift of Dusty Mizunoue (98.243.1)
                                                      
            WRESTLING
      
                                                  
                
                Tetsuro “Rubberman” Higami with Babe Ruth, 1930s
Japanese American National Museum, Gift of Momo Nagano (99.46)
                                                      
            BASKETBALL
      
                                                  
                
                Basketball game, Denver. ca. 1940
Japanese American National Museum, Gift of the Ito family of Denver (99.70)
                                                      
            WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
      
                                                  
                
                Reedley Manjiettes, Central California.1932
Japanese American National Museum, Anonymous Gift (99.280)
                                                      
            GOLF
      
                                                  
                
                Golf Tournament, Gila Concentration Camp 1944
Japanese American National Museum, Gift of Momo Nagano (2000.46)
                                                      
            RACING
      
                                                  
                
                Yam Oka, Top Oval Track Racer. ca.1950
Japanese American National Museum, Gift of Dr. Earnest T. Nagamatsu (2000.50)