Sports

Sports leagues were important institutions for Japanese Americans growing up on the West Coast. Both boys and girls played basketball, baseball and other sports. The traditional Japanese martial arts of judo and kendo were practiced as well. Baseball became the primary sport for young Japanese Americans who were often prohibited from playing in the white leagues. The highly competitive games in the all-Japanese American leagues built pride and a sense of community.

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Joe Kobuki, Sports and recreation in camp

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img Mountain climbing (ddr-densho-26-108)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-26-108/

img Lotus basketball team (ddr-densho-38-27)

This basketball team was affiliated with the Seattle Buddhist Temple. Front, left to right: Kats Nakayama, Kats Iwamura, Hachiro Matsuzari, Art Suzuki, and unidentified. Back left to right: Yoshito Fujii (manager), Nobie Saito, unidentified, and Jiro Sakano.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-38-27/

img Little League baseball team (ddr-densho-114-10)

Little League All-Star Team.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-10/

img National basketball tournament (ddr-densho-114-9)

In the late 1940s, Seattle hosted the National Oriental Basketball Tournament with teams competing from Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Illinois and Vancouver, BC. Games like this one were played at the Seattle University Gymnasium.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-9/

img Campers playing frisbee (ddr-densho-336-910)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-910/

img Campers playing frisbee (ddr-densho-336-908)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-908/

img Roger Morimoto and Margie Yemoto playing tetherball (ddr-densho-336-1285)

The 1979 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-1285/

img Dona Lee and Ken Kawamoto playing tetherball (ddr-densho-336-847)

The 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-847/

img Leslie Shirakawa and Les Sasegawa preparing for a race (ddr-densho-336-842)

The 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-842/

img Campers participating in a lap sit (ddr-densho-336-949)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. Caption on front: "Grant Nakajima, Emi Takizawa, Willie Gong, Dianne Kiyomoto, Jeri Endo, Steve Shiozaki."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-949/

img Campers playing frisbee (ddr-densho-336-909)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-909/

img Ted Hasegawa playing ping pong (ddr-densho-336-515)

The 1972 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-515/

img Eileen Yemoto having fun during games (ddr-densho-336-1296)

The 1979 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-1296/

img Campers racing (ddr-densho-336-845)

The 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. \nCaption on front: "Leslie Shirakawa Red Stripes, Paul Kawakami Beret, Donna Kawahara."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-845/

img Ruth Ohama playing ping pong (ddr-densho-336-145)

The 1969 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-145/

img Campers playing frisbee (ddr-densho-336-913)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-913/

img Marilyn Ohama playing ping pong (ddr-densho-336-543)

The 1972 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-543/

img Campers participating in a lap sit (ddr-densho-336-950)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. Caption on front: "Dianne Kiyomoto, Jeri Endo, Steve Shiozaki, Lori Tamura, David Uriu, Patti Iseke, Stuart Tatsuon, Kellyanne Ebisui."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-950/