Through a Diamond: 100 Years of Japanese American Baseball

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Summary: For anyone interested in Japanese Americans or baseball
Review: A lovely book that illuminates the Japanese American experience, not just with baseball, for those of us who don't know much about this part of our history, and a treasure trove for baseball fans. Even readers savvy about baseball history will learn a great deal. Written with heart and filled with evocative photographs. This is a great keepsake and a terrific gift.

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Summary: For anyone interested in Japanese Americans or baseball
Review: This is a great book. Through the stories, pictures, and interviews, we are shown how the game of baseball kept a spirit alive in some great Americans in such a difficult time. Kerry Nakagawa has done a wonderful job of caputuring the spirit of some courageous people, placed in concentration camps during the second world war. Over 100,000 Japanesee- Americans were placed in these camps by the US Government. Despite such a tradgety, the prisoners built baseball fields and formed leagues to keep spirits high in this rough time. Diamonds in the Rough is filled with stories that show how the human spirit can prevail in even the most difficult of times. This book not only presents those excellent insights of perservence and history, but it is also a great baseball book that will be enjoyed by baseball players and fans everywhere. I will not only treasure my copy, but I will get more for great gifts.

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Summary: A wonderful book of courage, history, and the human spirit.
Review: This is a great book. Through the stories, pictures, and interviews, we are shown how the game of baseball kept a spirit alive in some great Americans in such a difficult time. Kerry Nakagawa has done a wonderful job of caputuring the spirit of some courageous people, placed in concentration camps during the second world war. Over 100,000 Japanesee- Americans were placed in these camps by the US Government. Despite such a tradgety, the prisoners built baseball fields and formed leagues to keep spirits high in this rough time. Diamonds in the Rough is filled with stories that show how the human spirit can prevail in even the most difficult of times. This book not only presents those excellent insights of perservence and history, but it is also a great baseball book that will be enjoyed by baseball players and fans everywhere. I will not only treasure my copy, but I will get more for great gifts.