Immigrants Find Fun and Community at Queens Soccer Fields

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ON QUEENS SOCCER FIELDS, IMMIGRANTS FIND EACH OTHER AND A SENSE OF HOME For generations of immigrants, Sunday soccer at Flushing Meadows Corona Park is more than a game.
The newest soccer team to compete is made up of Venezuelans, many just arrived.
ON QUEENS SOCCER FIELDS, IMMIGRANTS FIND EACH OTHER AND A SENSE OF HOME For generations of immigrants, Sunday soccer at Flushing Meadows Corona Park is more than a game.
The newest soccer team to compete is made up of Venezuelans, many just arrived.Credit... * May 5, 2024Updated 5:32 p.m. ET Ender Mora arrived at the soccer field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park one Sunday afternoon with a couple of new Venezuelan friends who had gotten off a bus at Port Authority four hours earlier, after a journey from the Texas border.