Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story
Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story

Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story

April 01, 2003 | 50 min

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, all persons of Japanese descent in Canada were sent to internment camps. The former Asahi members survived by playing ball. Their passion was contagious and soon other players joined in, among them RCMP officials and local townspeople. As a result, the games helped break down racial and cultural barriers.

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Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Robert Ito

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