Transcending - The Wat Misaka Story (trailer)

TRANSCENDING - THE WAT MISAKA STORY (2010) is an award-winning documentary feature directed by Bruce Alan Johnson and Christine Toy Johnson. (http://www.watmisaka.com) It is the story of Wat Misaka, the first person of color to be drafted into what is now the NBA by the 1947 Knicks - and how he got there. Overcoming the national political climate surrounding World War II, Wat was a star player for the University of Utah 1944 and 1947 national championship teams, taking 2 years off in between to serve in the U.S. 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. This is the film's trailer, with original music by Scot Stafford.

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Sports

Tags:

• Wat Misaka
• Transcending
• Bruce Alan Johnson
• Christine Toy Johnson
• Arnie Ferrin
• March Madness
• Basketball
• University of Utah
• New York Knicks
• Internment
• Japanese American
• Asian American
• Diversity
• NCAA
• NIT
• World War II
• Inclusion
• Documentary
• Scot Stafford
• Topaz
• NBA
• Madison Square Garden
• Basketball Hall of Fame

[epicwolf]

Now its Jeremy Lin time. 

[retimosity]

@tw69hands2, he didn't dunk he just came close to the basket and passed. Look at it closer.

[tw69hands2]

Did he dunk that ball on the baseline? I know a layup when I see it and that looked like a dunk to me. Dang! This man had GAME!!!

[gladyswilliesm]

love the book and the film was great. I Watched It At

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[bradcox5326]

sup #VIDEOPOSTERID#, I'm trying to maximize my vertical jump by performing the exercise system over at | 50 inch vertical [dot] com | - and thus far improved over 8-10 inches thus far but I'm even now a a little off from dunking the ball It's still my third week thus far, any tips?

Transcending - The Wat Misaka Story (trailer)