I'm in the process of going through thousands of my father's photos, negatives, and slides. Here's another part of history, this time it's about Japanese-Americans in baseball and the Mo'ili'ili neighborhood.
My father played for the Mo'ili'ili Tigers (the AJA --Americans of Japanese Ancestry -- League), back when the old Honolulu Stadium was still standing, in the early 50s. He would often talk about how he'd never struck out -- that the day he struck out, he quit baseball -- as he critiqued modern baseball players who'd rather attempt to hit the home run than reach first base through bunting.
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| Mo'ili'ili Tigers (AJA League) Team, Dad, top row, second to left |
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| Members of the Mo'ili'ili Tigers, left is Dad |
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