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How soccer brings a Bhutanese community together in Harrisburg, Pa.

How soccer brings a Bhutanese community together in Harrisburg, Pa.
NPR News Tuesday 21 July 2026, 10:30 UTC By Maansi Srivastava 1 min read
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Harrisburg is home to one of the nation's largest communities of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees and their families. Through soccer, generations have found connection, belonging and a way to carry forward a shared history.(Image credit: Maansi Srivastava)

Harrisburg is home to one of the nation's largest communities of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees and their families. Through soccer, generations have found connection, belonging and a way to carry forward a shared history.

(Image credit: Maansi Srivastava)

[Image text:] SOCCEI FWNOATIO
Bhutanese (ORG) Harrisburg (LOCATION) Pa. (LOCATION) Nepali (ORG) Maansi Srivastava (PERSON)
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