Fugees Academy Soccer Team Soccer Ball
notes: label: Description
content: This soccer ball was donated by Luma Mufleh, 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 thousands of refugees from around the globe to Clarkston. Mufleh founded Fugees Academy, the only school in the United States founded to teach refugee children by focusing on soccer and academics. Using soccer, The Fugees overcame anti-immigrant backlash in Georgia. The school helps the students form social connections, practice their English, and develop leadership skills.
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: 2015.0251.04
label: accession number
content: 2015.0251
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0251.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: soccer ball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: synthetic leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm