BURNABY, B. C.—A new Canada Post stamp honours an amateur Japanese-Canadian baseball team that used sport to battle racism and discrimination. A new Canada Post stamp honours amateur Japanese-Canadian baseball team the Vancouver Asahi, who used sport to battle racism and discrimination. Kaye Kaminishi — a third baseman and, at 97, the last surviving member of the Vancouver Asahi — helped unveil the stamp Wednesday night at a ceremony in Burnaby, B.C. Article Continued BelowThe stamp displays 11 Asahi players from the 1940 team, including Kaminishi, who appears in the back row, second from left. “This stamp reflects the Asahi’s determination to overcome racism and discrimination through the power of sport,” Qualtrough says in a statement.

Source: thestar April 25, 2019 16:05 UTC