From model minority to economic threat: Media portrayals of major league baseball pitchers Hideo Nomo and Hideki Irabu

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 203-217

  Mayeda, David Tokiharu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 33646699978     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723599232007     Document Type: Article

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