{"product_id":"asian-pacific-americans-and-baseball-joel-s-franks-9780786432912","title":"Asian Pacific Americans and Baseball: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel S. Franks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786432918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786432912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.22w x 0.51d","brand":"Joel S. Franks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059689812223,"sku":"9780786432912","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c32b7d7-dd29-4077-95cf-936aa2a68b20.jpg?v=1685059748","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/asian-pacific-americans-and-baseball-joel-s-franks-9780786432912","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}