Crossing Sidelines, Crossing Cultures

Sport and Asian Pacific American Cultural Citizenship

Joel Franks

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Year: 2009
• eBook ISBN: 9780761847458
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Asian American Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

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. Crossing Sidelines, Crossing Cultures tells intriguing tales of athletes, now often forgotten-such as aquatic legend Duke Kahanamoku, diving gold medalist Vicki Manalo, courageous female golfer Jackie Liwai Pung, and baseball pioneer Buck Lai. It explores how Asian Pacific Americans have asserted a vibrant, joyful sense of community through sports, while encountering racism and nativism. Since 2000, talented athletes of Asian Pacific ancestry have emerged-athletes such as the great Tiger Woods, but also Tim Lincicum, Troy Polamalu, Bryan Clay, Natasha Kai, and Logan Tom. These athletes have chipped away at prevailing stereotypes, and their stories, too, will be told in this second edition of Crossing Sidelines, Crossing Cultures.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• 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