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TITLE
Sumo wrestling tournament
 
DESCRIPTION
Sumo wrestling tournament

Tule Lake War Relocation Authority camp.
 
CONTEXT
"Athletics were a major recreation. While the preferences of Issei and Nisei differed in most cases, baseball was a common denominator....Basketball and touch football were popular as well. Indoor sports were limited to those that took little space -- primarily ping-pong, judo, boxing and badminton. Sumo wrestling bouts were given for those interested in the traditional sports of Japan."
Personal Justice Denied
 
CREDIT
R. H. Ross
Courtesy of National Archives

 
DATE
July 29, 1945