A new Canada Post stamp honours an amateur Japanese-Canadian baseball team that used sport to battle racism and discrimination.
The Vancouver Asahi formed in 1914 and thrilled fans in the city until 1941 when it was disbanded during the Second World War as Canada interned more than 20,000 people, most of them Canadians of Japanese descent.
The stamp also honours the Asahi commitment to honourable, fair play to oppose overt racism and fear that was common in Canada during the first half of the 20th century and resulted in the forced internment of Japanese-Canadians. The stamp displays 11 Asahi players from the 1940 team, including Kaminishi, who appears in the back row, second from left.
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