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More Than a Game

Sport in the Japanese American Community

Discover Nikkei is JANM’s community-based web project that promotes connections and understanding among the global Japanese diaspora. Browse exhibition resources available on Discover Nikkei for articles and videos showcasing Nikkei in a variety of sports.

2000年03月04日-2001年02月18日

Japanese American National Museum

Discover Nikkei is JANM’s community-based web project that promotes connections and understanding among the global Japanese diaspora. Browse exhibition resources available on Discover Nikkei for articles and videos showcasing Nikkei in a variety of sports.

2000年03月04日-2001年02月18日

Japanese American National Museum

Discover Nikkei is JANM’s community-based web project that promotes connections and understanding among the global Japanese diaspora. Browse exhibition resources available on Discover Nikkei for articles and videos showcasing Nikkei in a variety of sports.

Articles

konawaena high school girls basketball team

More Than A Game—Sport in the Japanese American Community, 1885 to Present

Sport has played a major role in the life of Japanese American communities from the late nineteenth century to the present. Learn how that role has changed over time.

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Japanese Olympic 400-meter relay team.

Memories of the 1932 Olympics: A Page in Japanese American History

For Issei and Nisei, the 1932 Olympics realized their dreams of seeing Japan win athletic fame on American soil; their hopes for Japan’s Nisshoki (sun flag) and national anthem were fulfilled right before their eyes.

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asahis baseball team

Rural and Urban Nisei Baseball—A Comparison

Sunday baseball contributed to the heartbeat of the Nisei generation. Find out how the game served as an important vehicle for recreation, community cohesion, and the boosting of morale.

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Hawai‘i’s AJAs Play Ball

The recorded history of Japanese American involvement in baseball in Hawai‘i dates back to 1899, the same year that Reverend Takie Okumura formed a youth baseball team. Learn how they captured the youth league championship in 1905.

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sumo cards for more than a game

From Our Collection: Sumo and the “Threads” of Community

On February 9, 1885, the first official Japanese migrants arrived in Hawai‘i. Discover how they celebrated their arrival with a sumo match.

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Video Interview Clips

Kristi Yamaguchi with icerink behind her

Kristi Yamaguchi

Professional figure skater and Olympic gold medalist

Kristi Yamaguchi is a fourth-generation Japanese American. She captured the gold medal in womens’ figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. (2000)

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Tommy Kono with weightroom in background

Tommy Kono

Weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist

Tamio “Tommy” Kono learned the basics of weightlifting while incarcerated in Tule Lake concentration camp during World War II. His Olympic potential saved him from being sent to combat in the Korean War. (1999)

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Wayne Miyata

Surfer and surfboard artist

Wayne Miyata was a pioneering professional surfer in Hawai‘i and Southern California who appeared in the classic surfing film The Endless Summer and was one of the leading surfboard shapers in Southern California. (1999)

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Wally Kaname Yonamine

Nisei baseball player, coach, scout, and manager in Japan

Wally Kaname Yonamine had a thirty-eight-year career in Japan as a successful baseball coach, scout, and manager. He is credited with introducing several American practices to Japanese baseball. (2003)

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Johnnie Morton with Detroit Lion football helmet in the background

Johnnie Morton

Professional football player

Johnnie James Morton, Jr, the son of an African American father and Japanese American mother, is a twelve-year veteran in the NFL. He gained an appreciation for his multicultural heritage growing up. (2000)

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Eric Morton with football field behind him

Eric Morton

Starred as a wide receiver for Dartmouth, now a patent attorney

Eric Morton is the son of an African American father and Japanese American mother and the brother of Johnnie and Chad Morton, both professional football players. Find out how he became a patent attorney after attending law school at George Washington University. (2000)

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Chad Morton sitting on football stadium bleachers

Chad Morton

Professional football player

Chad Morton is the younger brother of Eric and Johnnie Morton. He now plays professionally in the NFL for the New England Patriots. (2000)

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