Joel Franks

Broschiertes Buch

Crossing Sidelines, Crossing Cultures

Sport and Asian Pacific American Cultural Citizenship

Beschreibung

This updated edition explores the vibrant community of Asian Pacific Americans through sports. This book tells intriguing tales of athletes, such as aquatic legend Duke Kahanamoku and diving gold medalist Vicki Manalo, but has been expanded to include Tiger Woods, Tim Lincicum, Troy Polamalu and other current athletes.

Autor

Joel Franks is an instructor in Asian American and American studies at San Jose State University. Most recently, he has published Asian American Pacific Americans and Baseball: A History (2008), while engaged in a book-length study of the Hawaiian Travelers baseball team prominently explored in this book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Second Edition
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 525g
• ISBN-13: 9780761847441
• ISBN-10: 0761847448
• Artikelnr.: 26951491