Former Iowa legislator writes children’s book on fleeing war in Bosnia
Former Iowa legislator Anesa Kajtazović talks to Iowa Starting Line about her new children's book.
Jul
2025
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IMMIGRANT VOICES
Jul
2024
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Immigrant Iowans, major ag workforce, wonder if they should stay here
by Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest/Report for America Leer en español Having spent more than half her life in Waterloo, Iowa, she has built a life here. It’s where she met her husband and...
Jun
2024
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Meet Lanon Baccam, candidate in Iowa’s 3rd District
Democratic hopeful Lanon Baccam’s origin story revolves around paying it forward and solving problems for others.
Jun
2024
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The fight against ‘clearly unconstitutional’ Iowa immigration law
Recent Iowa immigrants and allies are still fighting against an Iowa immigration law they say unfairly discriminates against and targets them. Lawyers with the US Department of Justice and the...
Feb
2024
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Advocates speak out against Iowa’s anti-immigration bills
As far as Cecilia Martinez is concerned, they are very much an Iowan despite what some Iowa lawmakers may think. Martinez, 27, moved from Mexico to Iowa when they were 1-year-old. They were...
Oct
2021
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Thrane: Day Of The Dead Isn’t Just Mexican Halloween
With Halloween around the corner, I can’t help but think about the other celebration I grew up with: Day of the Dead. For some Latin American cultures, including my own, the celebration has a...
Oct
2021
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Padre Fabian Is A Pillar In Des Moines Latino Community
Padre Fabian Moncada impacts the lives of many from the pulpit of Our Lady Of The Americas, the iconic Catholic church on the east side of Des Moines. For decades, the parish has been considered...
Oct
2021
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Thrane: Let’s Make Iowa’s Afghan Evacuees Feel Welcome
The US military planes left Afghanistan on Aug. 30 after 20 years, marking the end of the longest war in American history. It was heart-wrenching to watch the images on TV of thousands of...
Oct
2021
9
How An Iowa Dreamer Helps Others Feel Like They Belong Here
Alex Vasquez of Sioux Center remembers how excited he was to turn 16 and get his driver’s license. Many of his friends had started to drive and he wanted his chance to get behind the wheel too....
Sep
2021
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Sioux City’s Alarcon-Flory Hopes Her School Board Service Inspires Others
Sioux City School Board President Perla Alarcon-Flory has earned the title of being a trailblazer. In her professional life, the 46-year-old is well-known in the judicial and medical fields as a...
