Description: Further DetailsTitle: Gaijin YokozunaCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/30/2006Subtitle: A Biography of Chad RowanEAN: 9780824830434ISBN: 9780824830434Publisher: University of Hawai'i PressDescription: 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 unique success occurred at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, when Rowan, chosen to personify ""Japanese"" to one of the largest television audiences in history, performed a sacred sumo ritual at the opening ceremony. ""Gaijin Yokozuna"" chronicles the events leading to that improbable scene at Nagano and beyond, tracing Rowan's life from his Hawaii upbringing to his 2001 retirement ceremony. Along the way it briefly examines the careers of two Hawaii-born sumotori who paved the way for Rowan, Jesse Kuhaulua (Takamiyama) and Salevaa Atisanoe (Konishiki). The author shares stories from family members, coaches, friends, fellow sumo competitors, and of course Rowan himself, whom he accompanied on three Japan-wide exhibition tours. The work is further informed by volumes of secondary source material on sumo, Japanese culture, and local Hawaii culture.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Weight: 517gAuthor: Mark PanekGenre: Sports & HobbiesTopic: BiographyRelease Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Release Date: 05/30/2006
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Book Title: Gaijin Yokozuna
Title: Gaijin Yokozuna
Subtitle: A Biography of Chad Rowan
EAN: 9780824830434
ISBN: 9780824830434
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Sports & Hobbies
Topic: Biography
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Name: Gaijin Yokozuna : a Biography of Chad Rowan
Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication Year: 2006
Subject: Asia / Japan, Martial Arts & Self-Defense, General, Wrestling, Sports
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 19.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Mark Panek
Subject Area: Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
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