Transnational Sport in the American West

This study follows the path of Oaxaca basketball from southern Mexico to the United States. It examines how the sport continues to cross physical and cultural borders, intersect with the political, economic, and cultural aspects of migration, and impact the sense of identity and community among youth.

Bernardo Ramirez Rios is assistant professor of anthropology at Skidmore College.

Chapter 1: Migrant Mentality and Immigrant Reality Chapter 2: History of Oaxacan Basketball Chapter 3: Oaxacan Basketball Arrives in the United States Chapter 4: La Copa Benito Juárez Chapter 5: Next Generation