Project Description
More Than a Game: Sport in the Japanese American Community told the story of how sport influenced and impacted the evolution of the Japanese American community from the late 1800s through incarceration during World War II and the triumph of the 1952 Olympics where four Japanese Americans won a total of seven medals. Mimio collaborated with the JANM team to design exhibit graphics, exterior banners and signage and a 230-page catalog for this inaugural exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.
Replica of a sumo ring and memorabilia from the sumo organizations popular in California in the 1920s.
History of baseball in the Japanese American community, from organized leagues through the internment camps and beyond.
Interior and exterior banners highlighting JA athletes.
Mobile fixtures with artifacts and photos were designed for traveling versions of the exhibit.
