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SOTRU Short: In East Portland, Soccer Helps Make a City Home

SOTRU Short: In East Portland, Soccer Helps Make a City Home

FromState of the Re:Union


SOTRU Short: In East Portland, Soccer Helps Make a City Home

FromState of the Re:Union

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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What happens if you move to Portland, Oregon and you’re not into bikes or beer? Or if, say, you don’t even speak English? East Portland, a part of the city that looks completely different from the hipster central we’re familiar with from Portlandia, is home to a growing number of immigrants and refugees. Many of them struggle to find work and a sense of connection to their new home in the Pacific Northwest. But some have found that in the effort to integrate, *soccer* can be a useful tool. VIEW PHOTOS AND MORE
Released:
Jan 21, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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Free podcast of the award-winning public radio show State of the Re:Union. Each episode of SOTRU, host Al Letson travels to a new community to tell stories about the people who are doing extraordinary work to help each other, to engage their community, and to overcome obstacles. It's a unique way of storytelling that documents the new America. SOTRU is presented by WJCT, co-distributed by PRX and NPR. Because things fall apart, it's our job to bring them back together.