Nikkei Baseball: Japanese American Players from Immigration and Internment to the Major Leagues

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© 2013 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 c p 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Regalado, Samuel O. (Samuel Octavio), 1953– Nikkei baseball : Japanese American players from immigration and internment to the major leagues / Samuel O. Regalado. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-252-03735-1 (hardcover : alk. paper)— isbn 978-0-252-07883-5 (pbk. : alk. paper)— isbn 978-0-252-09453-8 (e-book) 1. Japanese American baseball players—Biography. 2. Discrimination in sports—United States—History. 3. Baseball—United State—History. I. Title. gv865.a1r378 2013 796.3570922—dc23 2012013875 [b] Regalado_Text.indd 4 10/24/12 4:54 PM To My Dad Regalado_Text.indd 5 10/24/12 4:54 PM Regalado_Text.indd 6 10/24/12 4:54 PM ...