The systemof box scoringwasinventedby an Englishman named Henry Chadwick, andmany of the firstprofessionalplayerswerefromimmigrantEnglishfamilieswho could play bothcricket and baseball.
Ajay Nair, associate dean of multicultural affairs at Columbia University, said manyimmigrantfamilies struggle over cultural and generational gaps, but that most South Asian communities in the United States enjoy "wonderful" relationships within their families.