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team a symbol of Japanese Canadian perseverance and cultural participation. The team has contributed to closing off the intergenerational gap between the issei and the children born during the interwar period. The team helped to mediate the relationship between Japanese Canadians and the white community by creating a common interest that brought the two together. During a time of prominent racial discrimination, Oppenheimer Park became a place where barriers fell as the Asahi and Occidental fans would support one another. The Asahi's style of play and determination on the field gave them "grudging respect" from European-Canadian fans.
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Asahi was active during a time of harsh anti-Asian racism. While players were praised in the media, they experienced racism in their everyday lives including limited employment opportunities and segregation in places like movie theatres. The success of the Asahi, in spite of these hardships, made the
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Coach Miyazaki, who was raised in Japan, was largely influential to the team’s enduring success. He incorporated Japanese strategies into his coaching, which was dubbed “smartball” or “brainball” by the media, due to its reliance on speed and defense as opposed to power and heavy hitting. This
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Roy Yamamura was a regular with the team from 1924-1941. He became the team's manager in 1938 while he continued to play for the club. He was a fan favourite due to his prolific base stealing and defensive ability, which earned him the nickname "the dancing shortstop". He is the only Japanese
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is a 2016 novel by Ellen Schwartz. The story is about a boy named Kenji "Kenny" Sakamoto who aspires to be a baseball player for the Vancouver Asahi, but his dreams were crushed when the Canadian government issued an order for all Japanese Canadians to be placed in internment camps, then got
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Junji Ito was one of the Asahi Baseball team's legendary players. He became known as the 'King of Bunting' as his batting average climbed to over 0.400 and on the bases, his reactions were almost instant. He modelled the "smartball" strategy to perfection.
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was released, depicting an Asahi baseball game and the subsequent internment of a player alongside other Japanese Canadians. The short segment was narrated by the last surviving member of the team, Koichi Kaye Kaminishi, and novelist
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strategy was devised to capitalize on the player’s small frames. Bunting, cutoff and base-stealing were among their most popular strategies, and emphasized teamwork to create an impenetrable defense.
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on August 26, 2008. A plaque honoring the team was unveiled in Oppenheimer Park on September 18, 2011, the 70th anniversary of the team's last game. On April 24, 2019, the team was honoured with a
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While under Miyazaki's guidance, the team reached their goal of winning the Terminal League Championship in 1926. Their success continued into the 1930s with them also winning in 1930 and 1933.
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Kaz Suga was a star player during the team's last season in 1941. He had a batting average of 0.395 and was an expectation to the team's "smartball" playstyle.
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The Asahi was established as a senior team in 1914, under its first manager and coach, Matsujiro Miyazaki. Team members included both
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In 1918, the newly formed team entered the City International Baseball League and against numerous Caucasian teams.
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In 1919 the Asahi won their first local title by winning the pennant of the Vancouver International League.
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Kaye Koichi Kaminishi is the last known survivor from the team. He played between 1939 and 1941.
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strategy, which included their signature double steal. He emphasized speed and flawless defense.
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and all Canadians of Japanese descent were registered as ‘enemy aliens’ and forcibly moved in
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from 1914 to 1941. The team won many league championships, particularly in the 1930s.
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Canadian to play for the Arrows team in Vancouver's top division for two years.
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permission to clear the land and make a baseball field. The novel has won a
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In December 2014, a Japanese studio released a period drama movie called
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Matsujiro Miyasaki was the team's first manager. He was known for his
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In 1937-1941, the team won five consecutive Pacific Championships.
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of the team's last game (September 18, 1941) via newspapers.com
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Diamonds of the North: a concise history of baseball in Canada
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In 1939 and 1940 the team won the Burrard League Championship.
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More Than a Baseball Team: The Saga of the Vancouver Asahi
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Virtual Museum of Canada: Asahi Canadian Baseball Legends
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