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Kendō Men and Dō [Helmet and Breastplate] Enthusiasts of kendō (Japanese fencing) practiced in their own dōjō near Block 10 at Manzanar. Most were among Manzanar’s Kibei population, American-born Japanese educated in Japan. They had strong cultural and political ties to that country often put them in conflict with more Americanized Nisei. Helmet Cloth, padding, metal. L 40, W 18, D 21 cm Manzanar National Historic Site, MANZ 7546 Breast Plate Lacquered bamboo, leather. L 28.5, W 25, D 21 cm Manzanar National Historic Site, MANZ 7547 |