New film: “A Little Salsa on the Prairie: The Changing Character of Perry, Iowa”

Posted on: September 17th, 2007
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“The film centers on the town of Perry, where the local meat packing plant drew an influx of Latino workers. The Latino population there increased from 47 in 1990 to 1,873 in 2000 – accounting for nearly a quarter of the population.”

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