Fugees Academy Soccer Team Jersey
notes: label: Description
content: This jersey was donated by Luma Mufleh, coach and founder of the Fugees soccer team for refugee children in Clarkston, Georgia. Mufleh formed the team in 2004 in response to the refugee resettlement that brought 6,000 refugees to Clarkston. Mufleh also created the Fugees Academy, the only school in the United States founded to help refugee children succeed in school while also having a dedicated soccer academy. Using soccer, the school helps the students from twenty-three countries form social connections, practice their English, and develop leadership skills. Facing an anti-immigrant backlash, the team overcame these difficulties by becoming a powerhouse soccer team in the state of Georgia.
topic: label: Subject
content: Sports
label: Subject
content: Immigration
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content: Home and Community Life: Ethnic
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content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0251.01
label: accession number
content: 2015.0251
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0251.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jersey
label: Object Name
content: soccer jersey
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: polyester (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 28 in x 19 in; 71.12 cm x 48.26 cm