{"product_id":"9781592139446","title":"Outside the Paint: When Basketball Ruled at the Chinese Playground","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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, \u003ci\u003eOutside the Paint\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery chapter tells a surprising story: the Chinese Playground, the only public outdoor space in Chinatown; the Hong Wah Kues, a professional barnstorming men’s basketball team; the Mei Wahs, a championship women’s amateur team; Woo Wong, the first Chinese athlete to play in Madison Square Garden; and the extraordinarily talented Helen Wong, whom Kathleen Yep compares to Babe Didrikson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside the Paint\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the efforts of these highly accomplished athletes who developed a unique playing style that capitalized on their physical attributes, challenged the prevailing racial hierarchy, and enabled them, for a time, to leave the confines of their segregated world. They learned to dribble, shoot, and steal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151324922096,"sku":"9781592139446","price":26.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781592139446","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}