TY  - GEN
T1  - When women rule the court  : gender, race, and Japanese American basketball
T2  - Book collections on Project MUSE.
A1  - Willms, Nicole
LA  - English
PP  - New Brunswick
PB  - Rutgers University Press
YR  - 2017
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn999741579
AB  - "For nearly one hundred years, basketball has been an important part of Japanese American life. Women's basketball holds a special place in the contemporary scene of highly organized and expansive Japanese American leagues in California, in part because these leagues have produced numerous talented female players. Using data from interviews and observations, Nicole Willms explores the interplay of social forces and community dynamics that have shaped this unique context of female athletic empowerment. As Japanese American women have excelled in mainstream basketball, they have emerged as local stars who have passed on the torch by becoming role models and building networks for others"--
CN  - GV886 .W58 2017
SN  - 9780813584188
SN  - 0813584183
SN  - 0813584159
SN  - 9780813584157
SN  - 9780813584164 (hardback)
SN  - 9780813584157 (pbk.)
SN  - 0813584167
SN  - 9780813584171 (e-book (epub))
KW  - Japanese Americans : Recreation : California.
KW  - Japanese Americans : California : Social life and customs.
KW  - Japanese American basketball players : California : History.
KW  - Women basketball players : California.
KW  - Basketball for women : California : History.
KW  - Américains d'origine japonaise : Loisirs : Californie.
KW  - Américains d'origine japonaise : Californie : Mœurs et coutumes.
KW  - Joueuses de basket-ball : Californie.
KW  - Basket-ball féminin : Californie : Histoire.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies.
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball.
KW  - GAMES / Gambling / Sports
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION / History
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference
KW  - TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports
KW  - Basketball for women
KW  - Japanese American basketball players
KW  - Japanese Americans : Social life and customs
KW  - Women basketball players
KW  - California
KW  - japan, japanese, japanese american, basketball, american basketball, japanese basketball, female athlete, women's basketball, court, point guard, shooting guard, center, whistle, sports, women in sports.
KW  - History
ER  -