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Yonamine,Wally Kaname

Returning to Maui during baseball off-seasons to remind himself of the hard work required to succeed

Wally Kaname Yonamine December 16, 2003

After the season's over I'd be winning the batting title. I come to Honolulu, I …

Yonamine,Wally Kaname

Brought aggressive American style to Japanese baseball

Wally Kaname Yonamine December 16, 2003

When I went to Japan, the Japanese, they weren't aggressive and I would say, they …

Yonamine,Wally Kaname

The privations of living in post-war Japan, 1952

Wally Kaname Yonamine December 16, 2003

When we first went to Japan, we got married and went to Japan, in two …

Yonamine,Wally Kaname

Working in cane fields as teenager, and how it helped in his athletic training (Japanese)

Wally Kaname Yonamine December 16, 2003

(Japanese) When I was in Maui, well, I was about 12 to 14 years old. …

Shibayama,Art

Playing baseball along with American Nisei and Kibei

Art Shibayama October 26, 2003

And then the other thing is when we went to Seabrook, we made our own …

Narumi,Margaret

Nomo Press Conference

Margaret Narumi December 20, 2013

Well, Nomo-san being signed by the Dodgers is probably what differentiated him from signing with …

Narumi,Margaret

Nomo's American Debut

Margaret Narumi December 20, 2013

Of course, being on this side of the ocean I only heard from my colleagues …

Narumi,Margaret

Japanese Fans

Margaret Narumi December 20, 2013

Well, NHK televised each and every start that he made that first couple years and …

Narumi,Margaret

Nomo's Risk

Margaret Narumi December 20, 2013

Well, here’s a guy, that…he could have made a lot of money in Japan – …

Narumi,Margaret

Baseball Hall of Fame

Margaret Narumi December 20, 2013

I believe he belongs in the Hall of Fame, I really do. He pitched two …

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