Leveling The Playing Field: Asahi Baseball Team Exhibition

Acclaimed exhibition recounting the exploits of the legendary Vancouver Asahi Baseball team who overcame inequality in the 1920s and 1930s with their brand of “brainball”. The Asahi won loyal fans across the city and instilled a sense of pride in Japanese Canadians. Their home ball park was in Vancouver at the Powell Street grounds at the heart of their urban community. The Asahi dynasty came to a halt in 1942 when they were relocated with others of Japanese decent to internment camps. The team was inducted in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.

Opens Jan. 11 to March 31, 2007 in the Toronto’s Gendai Galley,
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Court
Gallery hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 12:00-4:00 pm