- Attempting to reverse the disheartening memories of his late father, Eric, an AmerAsian graduate, assumes a younger athlete's identity to take back hi.
- Attempting to reverse the disheartening memories of his late father, Eric, an AmerAsian graduate, assumes a younger athlete's identity to take back his one last year of college baseball. Along with Danny, another graduate hiding his true identity, Eric battles his way onto the team, eying the attention of the professional scouts. But along his journey, he develops an unexpectedly close connection with head Coach Pierce, a man who still suffers from the devastating loss of his son. Once an innocent friendship blossoms with Amy, the team's assistant athletic trainer, Eric's honesty, integrity, and loyalty grow severely compromised; so he distances himself from her, in an effort to deny his mounting guilt. As the big Easter Tournament approaches, Eric bonds with his closest rival, Tommy, and establishes himself as a team leader through relentless work ethic, but in the process, is alienated by Danny and Amy, whose lives take reckless turns. Struggling through physical, emotional, and spiritual adversity, Eric winds up on the same field opposite a pair of racist enemies from his dark past. Now he is forced to watch Coach Pierce suffer another tragic loss -- or play in a game that threatens to bring his career, and his freedom, to an abrupt end.—Roger Lim
- Call him Asian-American or AmerAsian, post-grad Eric Kymoto is definitely not at peace in this moment of America. Crushed by the disappointment he caused his now-dead father, Eric takes a radical step to try and please his father's spirit: Stealing the identity of a younger AmerAsian killed in a car accident, Eric heads to college again - a different college, where he hopes for a second chance to succeed in baseball, impress the scouts, and get "picked up" by a professional team. But somehow Eric finds himself befriending not only the lovely Amy (the new college's assistant athletic trainer) but also Head Coach Pierce-a man still afflicted by his own son's death in a baseball accident. When their friendliness makes Eric examine his deceptive path, he pulls away, avoids all relationships, and focuses entirely on baseball success. But anti-Asian racism, both within his team and their opponents, makes Eric's lonely choice harder and harder to maintain - even as he realizes that continuing the dishonesty might get him into the majors, but at the cost of breaking Coach Pierce's heart and pushing the naive Amy toward the very worst kinds of guys for her.—Key Payton
- Call him Asian-American OR AmerAsian, post-grad Eric Kymoto is definitely not at peace in this moment of America. Crushed by the disappointment he caused his now-dead father, Eric takes a radical step to try and please his father's spirit: Stealing the identity of a younger AmerAsian killed in a car accident, Eric heads to college again... a different college, where he hopes for a second chance to succeed in baseball, impress the scouts, and get "picked up" by a professional team. But somehow Eric finds himself befriending not only the lovely Amy (this new college's assistant athletic trainer), but also Head Coach Pierce--a man still afflicted by his own son's death in a baseball accident. When their friendliness makes Eric examine his deceptive path, he pulls away, avoids all relationships, and focuses entirely on baseball success. But anti-Asian racism, both from his own team and their opponents, makes Eric's lonely choice harder and harder to maintain--even as he realizes that continuing the dishonesty might get him into the majors, but at the cost of breaking Coach Pierce's heart and pushing the naive Amy into the arms of the very worst kind of guy.
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