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Desi Hoop Dreams Book Report

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South Asian American men are typically known for being nerdy, computer savvy or threatening terrorists. In the twenty first century times have changed. They have evolved and no longer fit this stereotype of effeminate men as an entire race. As a way to prevent this from continuing on for centuries to come, they’re making a comeback. Desi Hoop Dreams is a book about how these Asian American men of the twenty first century are reinventing themselves as athletic, aggressive all American men. Sports are something we affiliate with masculine and athletic men, something these men are striving to be. In an effort to combat these negative stereotypes they decided to create a basketball team strictly for south Asian men.

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