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Description
Exhibit panel titled "The Manzaknights social club and baseball team at Manzanar" Thirty-three photographs associated with the Manzaknights, a social and athletic club with Shi Nomura, Yo Ishida, Joe Okabe as Advisors. Included are photos of the Class A Champs Manzaknight baseball team, and photos of individuals and small groups of members of the Manzaknights. These include photos of Yo Ishida in an army uniform, labeled as "1st volunteer U.S. Army" from Manzanar, and a photo of six members of the Manzaknights leaving Manzanar on a trip to Denver in 1943. The Eastern California Museum Object ID for this item is 1994.80.38. A collection of panel collages created by Shiro and Mary Nomura, both of whom were incarcerated at Manzanar from 1942-1945, for the Eastern California Museum's Manzanar Project. The panels are comprised of photographs, artifacts, documents, and stories collected by "Shi" starting in the 1970s. Over the following 20 years, the Nomuras assembled more than 75 panels depicting their personal interpretation of Manzanar 'camp' life, major events, history, and site preservation efforts. In each panel Shi and Mary provide valuable first-person documentation from their experiences. These panels have been displayed at various community events, annual Manzanar Pilgrimages, and the Eastern California Museum (the permanent home of the collection).
Type
image
Format
Physical objects 1 poster board, 28 x 22 inches image/jpeg
World War II--Incarceration camps Community activities--Sports--Baseball World War II--Incarceration camps--Social and recreational activities Identity and values--Youth Identity and values--Men
Place
Manzanar, California Incarceration Camps--Manzanar
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