Books in the Sport, Identity, and Culture series

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 community while encountering racial exclusion, labor exploitation, and colonialism.

This study examines the history of Chicago soccer from 1887 to 1939 from the perspectives of recreation, immigration, labor, and urban history. The author analyzes the championship tournaments, teams, and players that enabled Chicago to become one of the nation's early soccer powers.

This study is an interdisciplinary examination of the role of sport in the formation of urban identity in Chicago. The author employs historical and sociological methodologies and analyzes how the city became a hub for immigration, transportation, and entertainment.

This book explores the civil rights activism of the Miami Times between 1948 and 1958 by highlighting its effort to help abolish the "Monday-only" policy that restricted black golfers to a single day of access to the Miami Springs Municipal Golf Course.

This study follows the path of Oaxaca basketball from southern Mexico to the United States. It examines how the sport continues to cross physical and cultural borders, intersect with the political, economic, and cultural aspects of migration, and impact the sense of identity and community among youth.