Diamonds in the Rough: The Legacy of Japanese American Baseball
Censor rating: G
Documentary, History, Sports, Short
Duration: 00:32:18
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Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (The Karate Kid) pays tribute to Kenichi Zenimura, the "father of Japanese-American baseball," sharing how baseball helped many of the 120,000 Japanese-Americans relocated to internment camps during WWII. Including anecdotes of Zeni with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, we learn how baseball helped transcend bigotry and hatred to bring pride and respect to Japanese-Americans who loved the game.
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Cast
Pat Morita
Narrator
Story:
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (The Karate Kid) pays tribute to Kenichi Zenimura, the "father of Japanese-American baseball," sharing how baseball helped many of the 120,000 Japanese-Americans relocated to internment camps during WWII. Including anecdotes of Zeni with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, we learn how baseball helped transcend bigotry and hatred to bring pride and respect to Japanese-Americans who loved the game.