Whose Baseball? expands the boundaries of baseball history by including the experiences of culturally diverse Californians. In doing so, it relates the history of baseball in California to social chan
This study examines the historical and contemporary experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with American football. It analyzes how they have used the sport to maintain a sense of communi
Franks focuses on the basketball experiences of Americans, either citizen or immigrant resident, primarily possessing ancestral links to such present day nations as China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine
""A serious and illuminating study of race, color and ethnicity in pre-World War I America. ... [t]he Travelers ... used baseball to prove themselves and to break down barriers and prejudices. Franks
"Early on, Pacific Islanders competed against each other and against mainlanders, with teams barnstorming the States, winning more than they lost against college, semi-pro, and even professional nines
