Książka Outside the Paint Kathleen S. Yep

Outside the Paint

When Basketball Ruled at the Chinese Playground

Język: Angielski
Oprawa: Twarda
Dostępność: 50 % szansa
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This fascinating book reveals that Chinese Americans began 'shooting hoops' nearly a century before...

Informacje o książce

Język
Angielski
Oprawa
Książka - Twarda
Data wydania
2009
strony
216
EAN
9781592139422
ISBN
1592139426
Enbook ID
05087550
Waga
355
Wymiary
140 x 210 x 20

Pełny opis

This fascinating book reveals that Chinese Americans began 'shooting hoops' nearly a century before Chinese superstar Yao Ming turned pro. Drawing on interviews with players and coaches, "Outside the Paint" takes readers back to San Francisco in the 1930s and 1940s, when young Chinese American men and women developed a new approach to the game - with fast breaks, intricate passing and aggressive defense - that was ahead of its time. Every chapter tells a surprising story: the Chinese Playground, the only public outdoor space in Chinatown; the Hong Wah Kues, a professional barnstorming men's basketball team; the Mei Wahs, a championship women's amateur team; Woo Wong, the first Chinese athlete to play in Madison Square Garden; and the extraordinarily talented Helen Wong, whom Kathleen Yep compares to Babe Didrikson. "Outside the Paint" chronicles the efforts of these highly accomplished athletes who developed a unique playing style that capitalized on their physical attributes, challenged the prevailing racial hierarchy and enabled them, for a time, to leave the confines of their segregated world. They learned to dribble, shoot, and steal.

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