
Asian Pacific Americans and Baseball
A History
Joel S. Franks(Author)
McFarland & Co Inc (Publisher)
Published on 15. July 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7864-3291-2 (ISBN)
Description
With the rise of stars such as Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, and now Daisuke Matsuzaka, fans today can easily name players from the island country of Japan. Less widely known is that baseball has long been played on other Pacific islands, in pre-statehood Hawaii, for instance, and in Guam, Samoa and the Philippines. For the multiethnic peoples of these U.S. possessions, the learning of baseball was actively encouraged, some would argue as a means to an unabashedly colonialist end.
As early as the deadball era, Pacific Islanders competed against each other and against mainlanders on the diamond, with teams like the Hawaiian Travelers barnstorming the States, winning more than they lost against college, semi-pro, and even professional nines. For those who moved to the mainland, baseball eased the transition, helping Asian Pacific Americans create a sense of community and purpose, cross cultural borders, and--for a few--achieve fame.
As early as the deadball era, Pacific Islanders competed against each other and against mainlanders on the diamond, with teams like the Hawaiian Travelers barnstorming the States, winning more than they lost against college, semi-pro, and even professional nines. For those who moved to the mainland, baseball eased the transition, helping Asian Pacific Americans create a sense of community and purpose, cross cultural borders, and--for a few--achieve fame.
Reviews / Votes
"this book will serve as an essential reference source on Asian Pacific American baseball"-Nine; "the scope and depth of Franks's research and merit commendation. Augmenting the literature of sports and American multiculturalism, Franks presents a fuller and more mature examination of Hawaiian baseball than previously undertaken"-Journal of Sport History.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
21 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
374 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-3291-2 (9780786432912)
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Person
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.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
I. Baseball and Imperial America in the Philippines and Hawaii
II. Baseball and Asian Pacific American Communities on the Hawaiian Islands
III. Baseball and Asian Pacific American Communities on the American Mainland
IV. Asian Pacific American Amateurs and Semi-Pros
V. Barnstorming the Mainland with the Hawaiian Travelers, 1912-1916
VI. Asian Pacific American Minor Leaguers
VII. Asian Pacific American Big Leaguers in the United States and Japan
Afterword
Chapter Notes
References
Index
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
I. Baseball and Imperial America in the Philippines and Hawaii
II. Baseball and Asian Pacific American Communities on the Hawaiian Islands
III. Baseball and Asian Pacific American Communities on the American Mainland
IV. Asian Pacific American Amateurs and Semi-Pros
V. Barnstorming the Mainland with the Hawaiian Travelers, 1912-1916
VI. Asian Pacific American Minor Leaguers
VII. Asian Pacific American Big Leaguers in the United States and Japan
Afterword
Chapter Notes
References
Index