Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: September 27, 2016
• Invested on: March 09, 2017

Pat Adachi wrote Asahi: A Baseball Legend, the true story of a Japanese-Canadian team that took the Pacific Northwest Baseball League by storm from 1914 to 1941. By shedding light on the challenges these players overcame during World War II and the dark period of Japanese-Canadian internment, she has not only preserved the history of a talented team, but also illuminated the healing power of sport.