A Home on the Field: How One Championship Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town America
by Paul Cuadros
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Author: Paul CuadrosEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-01
ISBN: 0061120278
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Rayo
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A coach has a dream of creating a soccer team for a group of High School Latino boys in the eastern part of North Carolina. Hate groups and difficult obstacles were overcome by determination and perserverance. Immigration is a hot topic among so many Americans. The children of illegal parents suffer quietly to much abuse in many communities.
What is the answer? I believe you should be able to come to America and apply to be an American citizen, but do it the legal way. But then I look at families who are starving,and living in a country that does not take care or care for their own people. Most of these people are honest, down to earth, hard working people. What is the answer to this problem? First of all, hate will never be the answer. There has to be a solution, and Congress is doing nothing to solve the issues.
Summary of A Home on the Field: How One Championship Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town America
For more than ten years, the small town of Siler City, North Carolina, has been at the front lines of immigration, drawing workers from Latin America as well as from traditional Latino enclaves across the United States. When reporter Paul Cuadros moved south to study the impact of the burgeoning Latino community, he encountered a volatile culture clash between longtime residents and the newcomers, one that eventually boiled over into an anti-immigrant rally featuring ex-Klansman David Duke. The bitter struggle imbued Cuadros with a new purpose: to show the growing numbers of Latino youth that their lives could be more than menial work at the local poultry plant. Soccer would be the key to helping these boys find a better place in this world. A Home on the Field is Paul Cuadros's unforgettable account of his three seasons coaching "Los Jets" of Jordan-Matthews High School, a team of under-appreciated young Latino soccer players in an all-football town who overcame prejudice, poverty, and the odds to become champions.Essays & Writings Books
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