DescriptionThis undated photograph shows the Egg Harbor City, NJ, baseball team at the fair grounds behind the school. The baseball team is posed in uniform in front of the bleachers. Two players lounge cooly...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
DescriptionThis is the "A's", a baseball team photographed on the front steps of the Egg Harbor City, NJ, Public School #1.
This team includes the following persons (from left to right):
Top Row: Whitey...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
DescriptionC.F. Seabrook was a major supporter of the women’s softball team, which frequently won the local recreational championship. He provided players with new uniforms. Iddy Asada recalls that the...
DescriptionResidents of Seabrook could relax and socialize in the community house. They were able to spend time off the job here, reading, socializing, and playing games.
DescriptionSeabrook Farms, similar to the internment camps, promoted a system of limited self-governance. In both situations, Japanese Americans were encouraged to make decisions regarding how the community was...
DescriptionEstonian refugees were also encouraged to perform ethnic music and dance, and to maintain folkways. In the context of the Cold War, the ability to preserve one's culture was considered an expression...
DescriptionThe ability to partake in cultural traditions such as pounding rice for mochi, a rice cake eaten during the Japanese New Year, provided a sense of community and continuity for Nisei and especially...
