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NEW BOOK:
Kenichi Zenimura, Japanese American Baseball Pioneer


by Bill Staples, Jr.
foreword by Don Wakamatsu

McFarland, the leading independent publisher of academic and nonfiction books, is pleased to announce the release of the new biography “Kenichi Zenimura, Japanese American Baseball Pioneer.” Written by baseball historian and author Bill Staples, Jr., and featuring a foreword by Don Wakamatsu, the first Asian-American manager in major league history, the new biography delivers a thorough and fascinating account of Kenichi Zenimura (1900-1968), the man recognized by historians as the “Father of Japanese-American Baseball.”

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American Pastime
Format: DVD
Rating: PG
Runtime: 107 mins

Powerful story about the dramatic impact WWII had in the home-front as Japanese American families were uprooted from their every day lives and placed into internment camps in Western US in the early 1940's. Faced with a country that now doubted their loyalty and struggling with their new situation, they turn to baseball as a way to handle their plight and find the strength to stand up for themselves becoming a true symbol of honor and pride.

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Diamonds in the Rough (35 minutes) VHS; Zeni and the Legacy of Japanese-American Baseball with Host and Narrator - Pat Morita

This poignant documentary pays tribute to Zeni; however, it is much more than the biography of one man, it is the story of a legacy in which baseball helped transcend bigotry and hatred to bring pride and respect to Japanese-American s who loved the game. Covering over 100 years of history, it is filled with great baseball memories - Produced by NBRP

$29.95

Through a Diamond
100 Years of Japanese American Baseball

by Kerry Yo Nakagawa foreword by Tom Seaver

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Wally Yonamine:
The Man Who Changed Japanese Baseball

by Robert K. Fitts

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From Asahi to Zebras: Japanese American Baseball in San Jose, California

by Ralph M. Pearce

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Asian Pacific Americans and Baseball: A History

by Joel S. Franks

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Diamonds in the Rough:
Baseball and
Japanese-American Internment

Written by Gary Mukai, Director, Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE); developed in collaboration with Kerry Yo Nakagawa.

This teacher guide/curriculum is an examination of Japanese-American Internment through the prism of baseball that encourages students to consider concepts such as civil liberties, team sports, acculturation, ethnicity, discrimination, cross-cultural conflict, conflict management, civil liberties, and civil rights.

BEST VALUE : Educational package includes three components:
1) DVD: Diamonds in the Rough Zeni and the Legacy of Japanese-American Baseball;
2) Book: Through a Diamond: 100 Years of Japanese American Baseball; and
3) the 52-page Curriculum with activities and three transparencies for overhead projection.

All three items for: $64.95

To place an order, visit the SPICE curriculum catalog.

 

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