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Transcending : the Wat Misaka story / a film by Bruce Alan Johnson & Christine Toy Johnson.
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- Video
- Series:
- Filmakers Library online
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Misaka, Wat.
- Basketball players--United States--Biography.
- Basketball players.
- Japanese Americans.
- Sports.
- United States.
- Japanese Americans--Sports.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (85 min.)
- Other Title:
- Wat Misaka story
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2011.
- Language Note:
- This edition in English.
- Summary:
- "A documentary feature about Wat Misaka, the first person of color to be drafted into what is now the NBA by the 1947 Knicks--and how he got there. Overcoming the national political climate surrounding World War II, Wat was a star player for the University of Utah 1944 and 1947 national championship teams, taking 2 years off in between to serve in the U.S. Army. His perseverance and loyalty to his teammates, other Nisei friends (including those interned at Topaz), and his family are a testament to the unflappable Japanese American spirit."--Original container.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (Filmakers library online). Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- 884501319928
- OCLC:
- 840840901
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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