Outside the paint : when basketball ruled at the Chinese playground

Title

Outside the paint : when basketball ruled at the Chinese playground

Subject

Chinese Americans Chinatown, San Francisco, CA Chinatown Children Sports *** Sports & recreation facilities Basketball Basketball players San Francisco, CA

Description

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.

Creator

Yep, Kathleen S.

Publisher

Temple University Press

Date

2009

Type

GV885.73.S83 Y46

Identifier

2003.500.4471

Collection