From 1914-1941, the Vancouver Asahi were one of city’s most dominant amateur baseball teams, winning multiple league titles in Vancouver and along the Northwest Coast. In 1942, after Canada declared war on Japan, 22,000 Japanese Canadians were interned in the interior of BC, including the Asahi players.
For more information about the Vancouver Asahi, please visit: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/vancouver-asahi
Thanks to SIM International for their sponsorship of this Heritage Minute.
Credits:
Asahi player – Lou Ticzon
Narrator – Kaye Kaminishi
End Narration – Joy Kogawa
Director – Scooter Corkle
Director of Photography – Cole Graham
Produced by Point Blank Creative