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Kick It Up L.A.

KCET.org partnered with GlobalGirl Media's local bureau to bring you Kick It Up L.A., a girl's-eye-view of Los Angeles, soccer culture and the World Cup.

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Wojtek and his father collect boxes and get creative.
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How can a sprawling metropolis with 4.7 million Hispanic residents have only 9 public parks with soccer fields?
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This week the GlobalGirl citizen journalists profile artist and soccer enthusiast Erick Roldan.
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Global Girl Reporter is Rocio Ortega asks why there are so few Latinos on the U.S. Men's National team.
The Ortega family at a meal. Read about them in 'Independence Day.'
Catch up on the latest updates.
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This week the girls blog about the JROTC program in their school, Olvera Street, soccer injuries, and personal discovery.
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The World Cup isn't just about competition, it's also about speed, precision and fitness.
The GlobalGirls Kick it Up on KPFK
Last week, some of the young journalists at GlobalGirl Media got to tell their stories on KPFK.
The Soweto GlobalGirls Skype In with Amie (on left)
Girls from Los Angeles and Soweto get past stereotypes about their countries.
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Right here in L.A.'s MacArthur Park there are young soccer enthusiasts ready to share their love of the game
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A profile of muralist Susana DeLeon, who goes by the pseudonym Timoi
Young Journos at Work!
The young journalists from GlobalGirl Media have been blogging Los Angeles and the World Cup.
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