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

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

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

img Jeff Sasegawa playing ping pong (ddr-densho-336-841)

The 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-841/

img Janine Tanaka playing horseshoes (ddr-densho-336-836)

The 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-836/

img Dona Lee and Ken Kawamoto playing tetherball (ddr-densho-336-846)

The 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-846/

img Campers playing frisbee (ddr-densho-336-920)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-920/

img Lane Kato and Ernie Kazato playing games (ddr-densho-336-839)

The 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-839/

img Campers playing frisbee (ddr-densho-336-916)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-916/

img Wayne Yoshitomi playing frisbee (ddr-densho-336-921)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-921/

img Butch Kinoshita in a ping pong skit (ddr-densho-336-525)

The 1972 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-525/

img Campers participating in a lap sit (ddr-densho-336-945)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-945/

img Butch Kinoshita in a ping pong skit (ddr-densho-336-524)

The 1972 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-524/

img Kyle Kashima playing camp games (ddr-densho-336-926)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-926/

img Steve Sawasaki and Ken Sasaki in a three-legged race (ddr-densho-336-843)

The 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-843/

img Ted Hasegawa playing horseshoes (ddr-densho-336-521)

The 1972 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-521/

img Campers participating in a lap sit (ddr-densho-336-946)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. Caption on front: "Sono Takizawa, Julia Murata, An Shimakawa, Bob Yamamura, XX, Mary Takagi."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-946/

img Leslie Shirakawa and other campers during games (ddr-densho-336-1295)

The 1979 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-1295/

img Dona Lee and Ken Kawamoto playing tetherball (ddr-densho-336-848)

The 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-848/

vh Ben Chikaraishi Interview Segment 11 (ddr-chi-1-11-11)

Organizing sports leagues and social activities right after the war

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-11-11/

vh Perry Dobashi Interview Segment 3 (ddr-jamsj-2-3-3)

Father's involvement in community activities: sumo wrestling

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-3-3/