'Gentle Black Giants': Diplomacy, sport and Japan's early love for baseball
"Gentle Black Giants" reveals a little-known chapter of Japanese baseball's early years and the impact that a collection of Negro Leagues players had on its development.
'Barbed Wire Baseball' brings the story of Kenichi Zenimura to life
"Barbed Wire Baseball" is an informative and imaginative retelling of the true story of Kenichi "Zeni" Zenimura (1900-68), the father of Japanese-American baseball. Barbed Wire Baseball, by Marissa Moss, Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu.48 pagesHARRY N. ABRAMS, Nonfiction. ...
