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Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town
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Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town
Warren St. John
Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement centre in the 1990s, becoming home to scores of families in flight from the world's war zones – from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston's streets were filled with women wearing the hijab, the smells of cumin and curry, and kids of all colours playing football in any open space they could find. Among them was Luma Mufleh, a Jordanian woman who founded a youth football team to unify Clarkston's refugee children and keep them off the streets. These kids named themselves the Fugees.Outcasts United follows a pivotal season in the life of the Fugees and their charismatic coach. Warren St. John documents the lives of a diverse group of young people as they miraculously coalesce into a band of brothers, while also drawing a fascinating portrait of a fading American town struggling to accommodate its new arrivals. At the centre of the story is fiery Coach Luma, who relentlessly drives her players to success on the football field while holding together their lives - and the lives of their families - in the face of a series of daunting challenges.This fast-paced chronicle of a single season is a complex and inspiring tale of a small town becoming a global community - and an account of the ingenious and complicated ways we create a home in a changing world.
WARREN ST. JOHN
OUTCASTS UNITED
A Refugee Soccer Team,an American Town
Dedication (#ulink_753a885c-4c8e-5f7a-afe9-7c29ea2e25e1)
For Nicole
Contents
Cover (#ud495e2aa-1012-5077-af44-a71717086bd5)
Title Page (#ud0f286ec-71e2-54b3-9a81-0b2bbca8429c)
Dedication (#ub9151282-60e2-5267-8ac4-c903d18fef6d)
Introduction (#u75b01558-f1c1-5b24-b4c8-94ce0a86ff82)
Part One: Changes (#u1b02864f-1a83-566d-b85f-5491305758cb)
Chapter One: Luma (#u324bcc02-e8da-5ea5-bc02-a1f937cb59dd)
Chapter Two: Beatrice and Her Boys (#ucec55b0e-8bfb-521a-90e8-b47bc807eada)
Chapter Three: “Small Town … Big Heart” (#ud019c5a6-fdf8-5c52-9ad4-08a110f74d80)
Chapter Four: Alone Down South (#ufb641636-8ac3-587d-b11e-98876237c395)
Chapter Five: The Fugees Are Born (#u85bc3031-f4a3-5e72-bb1e-5f3c6a11849f)
Chapter Six: Paula (#u0f3b4cc4-2e71-55e4-ac94-bf9f95c18fc0)
Chapter Seven: “Coach Says It’s Not Good” (#ud833eef3-27d9-53b9-b652-9dee844def2a)
Chapter Eight: “They’re in America Now—Not Africa” (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine: Get Lost (#litres_trial_promo)
Part Two: A New Season (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten: “I Want to Be Part of the Fugees!” (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven: Figure It Out so You Can Fix It (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve: Meltdown (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen: “How Am I Going to Start All Over?” (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen: Alex, Bien, and Ive (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifteen: Trying Again (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixteen: The Fifteens Fight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventeen: Go Fugees! (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eighteen: Gunshots (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nineteen: Getting Over it (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty: The “Football People” (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-one: Playing on Grass (#litres_trial_promo)
Part Three: Full Circle (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-two: Who Are the Kings? (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-three: Showdown at Blue Springs (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-four: Coming Apart (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-five: Hanging On at Home (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-six: The Dikoris (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-seven: “What Are You Doing Here?” (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-eight: Halloween (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-nine: The Fifteens’ Final Game (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty: My Rules, My Way (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-one: Tornado Cup (#litres_trial_promo)
Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)
Author’s Note (#litres_trial_promo)
A Note on Sources (#litres_trial_promo)
Website (#litres_trial_promo)
Warren St. John
Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement centre in the 1990s, becoming home to scores of families in flight from the world's war zones – from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston's streets were filled with women wearing the hijab, the smells of cumin and curry, and kids of all colours playing football in any open space they could find. Among them was Luma Mufleh, a Jordanian woman who founded a youth football team to unify Clarkston's refugee children and keep them off the streets. These kids named themselves the Fugees.Outcasts United follows a pivotal season in the life of the Fugees and their charismatic coach. Warren St. John documents the lives of a diverse group of young people as they miraculously coalesce into a band of brothers, while also drawing a fascinating portrait of a fading American town struggling to accommodate its new arrivals. At the centre of the story is fiery Coach Luma, who relentlessly drives her players to success on the football field while holding together their lives - and the lives of their families - in the face of a series of daunting challenges.This fast-paced chronicle of a single season is a complex and inspiring tale of a small town becoming a global community - and an account of the ingenious and complicated ways we create a home in a changing world.
WARREN ST. JOHN
OUTCASTS UNITED
A Refugee Soccer Team,an American Town
Dedication (#ulink_753a885c-4c8e-5f7a-afe9-7c29ea2e25e1)
For Nicole
Contents
Cover (#ud495e2aa-1012-5077-af44-a71717086bd5)
Title Page (#ud0f286ec-71e2-54b3-9a81-0b2bbca8429c)
Dedication (#ub9151282-60e2-5267-8ac4-c903d18fef6d)
Introduction (#u75b01558-f1c1-5b24-b4c8-94ce0a86ff82)
Part One: Changes (#u1b02864f-1a83-566d-b85f-5491305758cb)
Chapter One: Luma (#u324bcc02-e8da-5ea5-bc02-a1f937cb59dd)
Chapter Two: Beatrice and Her Boys (#ucec55b0e-8bfb-521a-90e8-b47bc807eada)
Chapter Three: “Small Town … Big Heart” (#ud019c5a6-fdf8-5c52-9ad4-08a110f74d80)
Chapter Four: Alone Down South (#ufb641636-8ac3-587d-b11e-98876237c395)
Chapter Five: The Fugees Are Born (#u85bc3031-f4a3-5e72-bb1e-5f3c6a11849f)
Chapter Six: Paula (#u0f3b4cc4-2e71-55e4-ac94-bf9f95c18fc0)
Chapter Seven: “Coach Says It’s Not Good” (#ud833eef3-27d9-53b9-b652-9dee844def2a)
Chapter Eight: “They’re in America Now—Not Africa” (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine: Get Lost (#litres_trial_promo)
Part Two: A New Season (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten: “I Want to Be Part of the Fugees!” (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven: Figure It Out so You Can Fix It (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve: Meltdown (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen: “How Am I Going to Start All Over?” (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen: Alex, Bien, and Ive (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifteen: Trying Again (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixteen: The Fifteens Fight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventeen: Go Fugees! (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eighteen: Gunshots (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nineteen: Getting Over it (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty: The “Football People” (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-one: Playing on Grass (#litres_trial_promo)
Part Three: Full Circle (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-two: Who Are the Kings? (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-three: Showdown at Blue Springs (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-four: Coming Apart (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-five: Hanging On at Home (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-six: The Dikoris (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-seven: “What Are You Doing Here?” (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-eight: Halloween (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-nine: The Fifteens’ Final Game (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty: My Rules, My Way (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-one: Tornado Cup (#litres_trial_promo)
Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)
Author’s Note (#litres_trial_promo)
A Note on Sources (#litres_trial_promo)
Website (#litres_trial_promo)
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