Sports

Sports were a major form of recreation for the Issei and Nisei in the camps. Baseball became the preferred sport for both, although basketball and football were also popular among the Nisei. Organized teams, often consisting of friends from prewar neighborhoods, played each other in highly competitive matches. Other sports, like ping-pong, judo, boxing, badminton, and sumo wrestling were also popular pastimes.

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img Children Playing (ddr-hmwf-1-529)

"April 23-1944" as described on back, children playing game beside barracks

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-529/

img Basketball Game (ddr-hmwf-1-530)

"Ono, contax, April 1944" as described on back, basketball game

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-530/

img Baseball Game (ddr-hmwf-1-513)

"April 23-1944" as described on back, children playing baseball near barracks and coal pile

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-513/

img Team Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-608)

"May 1944" as described on back, girls' team posing together

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-608/

img Children Playing (ddr-hmwf-1-535)

"April 23-1944" as described on back, children playing games around barracks

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-535/

img Basketball Game (ddr-hmwf-1-511)

"Ono, contax, April 1944" as described on back, basketball game

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-511/

doc Letter (with envelope) to Mollie Wilson from Lillian (Nobie) Igasaki (July 9, 1943) (ddr-janm-1-49)

Handwritten letter to Mollie Wilson from Lillian (Nobie) Igasaki (July 9, 1943). Envelope is postmarked July 10, 1943 from the Manzanar Incarceration Camp in Manzanar, California.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-1-49/

doc Letter to Mollie Wilson from Sadae (Lillian) Nishioka (c. 1942) (ddr-janm-1-95)

Handwritten letter to Mollie Wilson from Sadae (Lillian) Nishioka (c. 1942) from the Poston (Colorado River) Incarceration Camp in Parker, Arizona.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-1-95/

doc Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Mary Murakami (June 28, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-28)

Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Mary Murakami (June 28, 1942). Envelope is postmarked June 29, 1942 from the Poston (Colorado River) Incarceration Camp in Parker, Arizona.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-1-28/

doc A Tule Lake Interlude (ddr-densho-291-1)

This collection of poems and stories related to life in Tule Lake was published on concentration camp's first anniversary.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-291-1/

doc Letter sent to T.K. Pharmacy from Poston (Colorado River) concentration camp (ddr-densho-319-487)

Request for swimming caps.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-319-487/

img Baseball team (ddr-densho-39-43)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-39-43/

img Denson basketball planer (ddr-densho-321-45)

Captioned: "To Fusae / Always / Nori / Masuda."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-321-45/

img Otees basketball team in team jackets (ddr-densho-348-3)

Otees played in the Minidoka basketball league.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-348-3/

img Minidoka basketball team (ddr-densho-348-1)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-348-1/

doc List of baseball lettermen (ddr-densho-382-2)

A list of baseball lettermen at Gila River. Two of the men were listed as living at Tule Lake.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-382-2/

doc List of baseball lettermen (ddr-densho-382-3)

A list of baseball lettermen at Gila River. One of the men was listed as living at Tule Lake.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-382-3/

doc Aquila 1943 (ddr-densho-493-39)

First edition of the Aquila, yearbook of Tri-State High School at the Tule Lake facility in Newell, California. The book includes a roster of all students, photos of the classes and clubs (including Zoology Club, Needle Arts Club, Tri-State Thespians, glee clubs, and others), names and photos of faculty and staff, and a written history of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-493-39/

img Crowd watching a baseball game (ddr-densho-493-75)

Caption on page: Amache Baseball 1944

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-493-75/

doc Certificate from the American National Red Cross to Taiko Ono in Poston, Arizona, for beginner in swimming (ddr-csujad-55-144)

Card certifying that Taeko Ono is qualified as a Beginner in Swimming by the American Red Cross. Verso includes a description of two qualifying swimming tests and signatures of the chapter representative and instructor. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0146

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-144/

img Swimming pool during construction at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1477)

Scrapbook page containing text and six black and white photographs of the swimming pool during construction at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 120. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1479

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1477/

img Swimming pool; Sewage disposal (ddr-csujad-55-1360)

Scrapbook page containing two black and white aerial photographs depicting the swimming pool and sewage disposal at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 31. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1360/

doc General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 20 (October 1, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-653)

General information bulletin, series 20, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on October 1, 1942. Bulletin including news, events, and topics related to Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes: Heart Mountain host to National WRA Director; Three more schools to open; Further colonist aid sought for beet harvest; Reasons given for periodic lack of hot …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-653/

doc Football program (ddr-csujad-55-1415)

Program for a high school football game at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Includes names of players and positions and coaches biographical statements. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 74. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1417

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1415/

img Swimming pool at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1478)

Scrapbook page containing six black and white photographs of the swimming pool at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 121. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1480

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1478/