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Transcending The Wat Misaka Story (2010)

Movie"Its the 1940s in America and the nation is testing itself Can a young JapaneseAmerican basketball star overcome the odds"
Transcending The Wat Misaka Story
NR 1 hr 25 minMar 22nd, 2010
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TRANSCENDING THE WAT MISAKA STORY is a documentary film about Wat Misaka the first person of color to be drafted into what is now the NBA by the 1947 Knicks A Nisei who was born raised and is still living in Utah he was the very first collegiate draft pick and the first draft pick ever of the New York Knicks Overcoming the national political climate during World War II Wat was a star player for the University of Utah 1944 and 1947 championship teams taking 2 years off in between to serve in the US Army His perseverance and loyalty to his teammates other Nisei friends including those interned at Topaz and his family are a testament to the unflappable Japanese American spirit
DirectorsChristine Toy JohnsonBruce Alan Johnson