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Title:

A little salsa on the prairie [videorecording] : the changing character of Perry, Iowa / Full Spectrum Productions presents ; written by Jody Swilky ; produced and directed by Kent Newman.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

Full Spectrum,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Foreign workers--Perry--Perry--History.
Immigrants--Social conditions--20th century.
Perry (Iowa)--Social conditions--20th century.
Perry (Iowa)--Social life and customs--20th century.
United States--History--History--20th century.
United States--Economic aspects--Economic aspects--20th century.
Middle West--Social life and customs--20th century.
Railroads--Iowa--History.
Packing-house workers--United States.
Documentary films.
DVD-Video discs.

Other Authors:

Newman, Kent.
Swilky, Jody.

Summary:

Summary of the history of a rural Midwest community, particularly its industry, immigration and ethnicity. Includes the rise and fall of the railroad and emergence of meatpacking as its major employer in the 1960s; investigates and portrays changes in the economy, society, and physical environment that arose due to Latino immigration in the 1980s and 1990s.

UPC:

828860212797

Locations:

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)