Outside the Paint - When Basketball Ruled at the Chinese Playground

Breaking out of Chinatown by shooting and dribbling

List of contents

Acknowledgments 
Introduction 
1. The Chinese Playground 
2. The Hong Wah Kues Discover America 
3. The Mei Wahs Knew How to Use Their Elbows and Push 
4. “Mr. Chinese Cager” Plays Madison Square Garden 
5. Helen Wong and the “Muscle Molls” 
Conclusion: The Chinese Playground and Yao Ming in the Era of Globalized Sports 
Notes 
Bibliography 
Index

About the author

Kathleen S. Yep is Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies and Sociology at Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges.

Summary

Reveals that Chinese Americans began 'shooting hoops' nearly a century before Chinese superstar Yao Ming turned pro. Drawing on interviews with players and coaches, this book 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.

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen Yep, Kathleen S. Yep
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2009
• EAN: 9781592139422
• ISBN: 978-1-59213-942-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 217 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 355 g
• Series: Asian American History and Culture Series; Asian American History & Cultu; Asian American History & Cultu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore