A Game Without Borders: How a Soccer Team Creates New Hope in the United States

Paul Cuadros delivers a moving true story in which hope and triumph transcend the playing field For more than ten years, the rural town of Siler City, North Carolina, has been on the front lines of immigration, taking in workers from Latin America as well as from Latino enclaves across the United States. When journalist Paul Cuadros moved to the South to study the impact of the growing Latino community, he encountered a volatile culture clash between Siler City residents and new community members; a clash that eventually transformed into an anti-immigration rally, with the participation of former Ku Klux Klan member David Duke. The bitter struggle infused Cuadros with a new purpose: to show the growing number of Latino youth that they could expect more from life than manual labor in local poultry plants. Soccer would be the key to helping these boys find the place they deserved in the world. Un juego sin fronteras (A Game Without Borders) is Paul Cuadros' unforgettable account of his three seasons as coach of the Jets at Jordan-Matthews High School; a soccer team made up of underestimated Latino youth, in a community accustomed to American football, who overcame prejudice, poverty and adversity to become champions.

Author: Paul Cuadros
Publisher: Rayo
Published: 09/02/2008
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.50d
ISBN13: 9780061626388
ISBN10: 0061626384
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Soccer
- Social Science | Sociology | General
- Political Science | American Government | General

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