Crossing Sidelines, Crossing Cultures: Sport and Asian Pacific American Cultural Citizenship - Couverture rigide

Franks, Joel S.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0761815929 ISBN 13 : 9780761815921

Editeur : University Press of America, 2000

Synopsis

Crossing Sidelines, Crossing Cultures crosses disciplines in order to examine an unexplored facet of American racial and ethnic experiences-Asian Pacific American participation in sports. Joel S. Franks examines the experiences of famous and not so famous Asian Pacific American athletes from the late 1800s to the present. Through the stories of athletes such as swimmer Duke Kahanamoku and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, Franks demonstrates how Asian Pacific Americans have overcome discrimination and stereotypes to cross the cultural barriers that separate them from other American racial and ethnic groups. This book reveals how the struggles that Asian Pacific Americans face in their desire to assert their cultural citizenship are often expressed through sports.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Joel S. Franks teaches Asian American and American studies at San Jose State University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Press of America
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761815929
• ISBN 13: 9780761815921
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible