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Gaijin Yokozuna: A Biography of Chad Rowan (A Latitude 20 Book)
Mark Panek
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Hardcover. Chad Rowan left his home in rural Hawaii for Tokyo with visions of becoming a star athlete in Japan's national sport, sumo. Five years later, he became the first gaijin to advance to sumo's top rank, yokozuna. This book chronicles the events leading to that improbable scene, tracing his life from his Hawaii upbringing to his retirement ceremony. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
At the age of eighteen, Chad Rowan left his home in rural Hawaii for Tokyo with visions of becoming a star athlete in Japan's national sport, sumo. Five years later, against the backdrop of rising U.S.-Japan economic tension, Rowan became the first gaijin (non-Japanese) to advance to sumo's top rank, yokozuna. His historic promotion was more a cultural accomplishment than an athletic one, since yokozuna are expected to embody highly prized Japanese values such as hard work, patience, strength, and hinkaku, a special kind of dignity thought to be available only to Japanese. Perhaps the defining moment of the gaijin's ... Read more
At the age of eighteen, Chad Rowan left his home in rural Hawaii for Tokyo with visions of becoming a star athlete in Japan's national sport, sumo. Five years later, against the backdrop of rising U.S.-Japan economic tension, Rowan became the first gaijin (non-Japanese) to advance to sumo's top rank, yokozuna. His historic promotion was more a cultural accomplishment than an athletic one, since yokozuna are expected to embody highly prized Japanese values such as hard work, patience, strength, and hinkaku, a special kind of dignity thought to be available only to Japanese. Perhaps the defining moment of the gaijin's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824829414
SKU
V9780824829414
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About Mark Panek
Mark Panek is assistant professor of English at the University of Hawai'i, Hilo.
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