Asian American Basketball - by Joel S Franks (Paperback)

About the Book

"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"--

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

"Asian American Basketball provides a strong historical context for understanding the role of basketball in Asian American communities"-Sport in American History.

About the Author

Joel S. Franks is an emeritus Professor of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at San Jose State University, and has written several books on Asian American and Pacific Islander sport history. He lives in Washington DC.