Crossing sidelines, crossing cultures : sport and Asian Pacific American cultural citizenship /

Crossing sidelines, crossing cultures : sport and Asian Pacific American cultural citizenship / Joel Franks.

Since Crossing Sidelines, Crossing Cultures was originally published in 2000, new findings in Asian Pacific American sports have come to light. Moreover, Americans of Asian Pacific ancestry have made the sports world incredibly more exciting than before.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Franks, Joel S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : University Press of America, ©2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Asian Americans > Sports > History.
Pacific Islander Americans > Sports > History.
Asian Americans > Cultural assimilation.
Pacific Islander Americans > Cultural assimilation.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Sports and Asian Pacific American Communities; Chapter Two: The Ring and the Mat; Chapter Three: Bats and Balls; Chapter Four: Touchdowns and Goals; Chapter Five: Courts and Communities; Chapter Six: The Duke and Aquatic Sports; Chapter Seven: From Tiger to Michelle; Chapter Eight: Asian Pacific American Sporting Experiences in a Comparative Perspective; Postscript; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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