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Learning America: One Woman’s Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children

Learning America: One Woman’s Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children

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  • Create Date：2022-03-20 06:19:42
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  • Author：Luma Mufleh
  • ISBN：0358569729
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Reviews

Susie Dumond ，

After leaving her home country of Jordan and coming out as a lesbian， Luma Mufleh was looking for her place to belong in the U。S。 When she happened upon a group of refugee kids playing soccer in Georgia， she asked if she could join， and the rest of her life was changed。 Mufleh started a soccer team for refugee kids that turned into a family， a non-profit， a school， and so much more。This is a really engaging， thoughtful， and accessible book about one woman's journey to support refugee kids and th After leaving her home country of Jordan and coming out as a lesbian， Luma Mufleh was looking for her place to belong in the U。S。 When she happened upon a group of refugee kids playing soccer in Georgia， she asked if she could join， and the rest of her life was changed。 Mufleh started a soccer team for refugee kids that turned into a family， a non-profit， a school， and so much more。This is a really engaging， thoughtful， and accessible book about one woman's journey to support refugee kids and their families。 It doesn't shy away from the difficult path kids face when they arrive in the U。S。 with little or no English skills and limited resources， but it's also full of hope and optimism for a better future。 Mufleh's story is enlightening and moving， and I enjoyed every page。Thanks to the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Betty ，

Refugees。 So much we don’t know about the trials and troubles they go through。 The author is an immigrant， not a refugee; she points out there’s a difference。 She sets up soccer teams and schools for refugee children。 A very sobering chapter is when she tells a story in the second person tense “you。” You live in Ohio; a neighboring state attacks your town。 You are forced to leave your home and your treasured belongings because it isn’t safe to stay。 Mufleh makes the situation so realistic。 I re Refugees。 So much we don’t know about the trials and troubles they go through。 The author is an immigrant， not a refugee; she points out there’s a difference。 She sets up soccer teams and schools for refugee children。 A very sobering chapter is when she tells a story in the second person tense “you。” You live in Ohio; a neighboring state attacks your town。 You are forced to leave your home and your treasured belongings because it isn’t safe to stay。 Mufleh makes the situation so realistic。 I read this while there are two million refugees leaving Ukraine。 I kept thinking of them while reading about the boys and their families Mufleh worked with and loved。 Highly recommended book。 An eye-opener。 。。。more

Luisa Gatto ，

This is an amazing book that faces many important topics: the US school system， refugees， learning English as a second language， racism just to mention a few。The author reports her point of view clearly and did great work balancing her personal experience as a refugee， her experience in the education of those kids， and more broad data and research on the topics。As an educator， I really liked the book and found many and many foods for thought。

AndiReads ，

As an educator and as someone who works with quite a few immigrants， I was immediately attracted to this book。 This is not a boring， play -by- play story where author is less than humble and the immigrants are paraded like show ponies。 This is a beautiful telling of the story of the Fugee Soccer team and The Fugees Family Non Profit/schools。 It is engaging and informative without lecturing or posturing。 You learn about the author， her students and the very beginnings of this amazing program via As an educator and as someone who works with quite a few immigrants， I was immediately attracted to this book。 This is not a boring， play -by- play story where author is less than humble and the immigrants are paraded like show ponies。 This is a beautiful telling of the story of the Fugee Soccer team and The Fugees Family Non Profit/schools。 It is engaging and informative without lecturing or posturing。 You learn about the author， her students and the very beginnings of this amazing program via a well written tale。Anyone interested in the plight of young immigrants will enjoy this story immensely。 Best yet， there are not a series of bad then worse situations。 This is a very straightforward， well written success story。Don't pick up the next top ten non fiction from NYT。 Read this book - a true American book。 A story of a group of students and a visionary leader （who happens to be a gay female from conservative Jordan）。 A powerful story of change！ #LearningAmerica#marinerbooks #netgalley #netgalleyreads 。。。more

Maureen ，

Fascinating book by an exceptional woman。 I requested this book because I knew about Fugees from friend of the author。 We all went to the same college but I don't think Luma and I ever met。 What I didn't know is that Luma had gone on to do a Ted Talk and was named CNN Hero of the Year in 2017。 Her passion for the education of refugees in America is evident and I love how she gives names and stories to some of her students。 I felt invested in them as I learned who they were。 She writes so articul Fascinating book by an exceptional woman。 I requested this book because I knew about Fugees from friend of the author。 We all went to the same college but I don't think Luma and I ever met。 What I didn't know is that Luma had gone on to do a Ted Talk and was named CNN Hero of the Year in 2017。 Her passion for the education of refugees in America is evident and I love how she gives names and stories to some of her students。 I felt invested in them as I learned who they were。 She writes so articulately about the educational system in the US， outside of the impact it has on refugees。 It's long been an interest of mine and she outlines many of the issues exceptionally well。 Savage Inequalities indeed。 I would recommend this book to anyone interested in education in the US or anyone who enjoys reading about an ordinary woman who is doing extraordinary things with her life。Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more

Meaghan Babin ，

A really interesting read that explores the American education system。 In addition to being informative， this books grapples with a lot of important themes and would be great as a learning resource。

Belinda Lee ，

In Learning America， female， Muslim， gay refugee Luma Mufleh grapples with the systemic inequalities in the American education system。 An opportunistic interaction with a group of young refugee boys starts a chain of events that ultimately leads to Luma starting her own schools to cater for the needs of children who have experienced trauma and displacement from their home countries。Told from a place of fierce empathy and compassion， the author describes her own， and individual children's stories In Learning America， female， Muslim， gay refugee Luma Mufleh grapples with the systemic inequalities in the American education system。 An opportunistic interaction with a group of young refugee boys starts a chain of events that ultimately leads to Luma starting her own schools to cater for the needs of children who have experienced trauma and displacement from their home countries。Told from a place of fierce empathy and compassion， the author describes her own， and individual children's stories to emphasise the gross inequalities in the public and private school systems， and that a one size fits all approach is rarely useful in education， let alone with the young men and women that she works with。 Themes of inequality， privelege， friendship， loyalty and hope are explored in detail， leaving the reader with both a sense of despair for the state of the educational system in the US， and inspiration at the ability of one woman to overcome her own significant trauma to provide a safe place of learning， skill building and love for those children most in need。 This book is a must read for educators， those working with marginalised and/or traumatised children， and anyone who cares about the plight of displaced people both around the world， and in their own country。 Thank you to Mariner Books for the ARC （ digital via Netgalley） in exchange for an honest review 。。。more