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More than 10,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated at Manzanar Relocation Center, Calif., during World War II. Playing and watching baseball was one of the ways these Americans tried to retain some sense of normalcy. Dan Kwong is a longtime volunteer at Manzanar, which became a national historic site in 1992 — his late mother, Momo Nagano, was incarcerated there as a teenager. Here's the story of how he built a baseball field at the site in honor of Momo, who wrote extensively about her time at the camp in order that future generations would never forget this piece of history.
Link: https://flip.it/obdTz7
#History #USHistory #InternmentCamps #AlienEnemiesAct @histodons #Baseball #Manzanar #JapaneseAmericans
@CultureDesk @histodons What a wonderful story! I instantly thought of Kyle Higashioka, a catcher for the #Padres last year (now with the #Rangers ), whose grandfather G. Shigeru Higashioka fought for the US in the 442nd while the rest of the family was held at the Poston camp. Would love to see Higgy and a bunch of his MLB pals play at Manzanar to raise awareness. #baseball https://www.army.mil/article/280345/padres_catcher_honors_grandfathers_world_war_ii_achievements
@rjohnsonmn Thanks for sharing the story of Kyle Higashioka and his grandfather! Fascinating — the idea of all these Japanese Americans still willing to fight for the U.S. in spite of their families being interned.