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Remembering Nikkei weightlifting champions
Nikkei athletes have won numerous national, world, and Olympic titles in the sport of weightlifting…
Michael Tanouye • Oct. 22, 2020
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Rediscovering the Legend of Tommy Kono, World’s Greatest Weightlifter
If you’ve never heard of Tommy Kono, he probably wouldn’t have held it against you. Kon…
Ren Hsieh • July 26, 2016
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Olympic Medalist Tommy Kono Dies at 85
Tommy Tamio Kono, who won three Olympic medals in weightlifting and became head coach of the U.S. O…
The Rafu Shimpo • May 30, 2016
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More Than A Game – Sport in the Japanese American Community, 1885 to Present - Part 2
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“BASEBALL SAVED US”
The coming of World War II brought upheaval …
Brian Niiya • May 2, 2014
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More Than A Game – Sport in the Japanese American Community, 1885 to Present - Part 1
Sport has played a major role in the life of Japanese American communities from the first establish…
Brian Niiya • May 1, 2014