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Asian American Basketball: A Century of Sport, Community and Culture Paperback - 2016

by Joel S. Franks


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When Jeremy Lin began to knock down shots for the New York Knicks in 2012, many Americans became aware for the first time that Asian Americans actually play basketball. Indeed, long before Lin shook up the NBA, Asian Americans played the game with passion and skill, and many excelled at high school, college and professional hoops. This comprehensive history of Asian American basketball discusses how these players first found a sense of community in the game, and competed despite an atmosphere of anti-Asian bigotry in historical and contemporary America.

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  • Title Asian American Basketball: A Century of Sport, Community and Culture
  • Author Joel S. Franks
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company
  • Date 2016-03-31
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780786497188 / 0786497181
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.7 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Basketball - United States - History, Basketball players - United States - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016008798
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.323

About the author

Joel S. Franks is a lecturer of Asian American studies and American studies at San Jose State University, and has written several books about Asian American and sports history. He lives in Cupertino, California.
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