A20 Columbus Junction, Iowa USA 1870

There are an increasing number of people for whom being Iowan or experiencing Iowa includes things like making pupusas or tamales with friends and family, marching in a parade to honor the Virgen de Guadalupe in December, eating Ukrainian-made pelmeni on a cold fall day, competing in a dance group at the University of Iowa's Nachte Raho, recognizing Chin National Day in February, eating dates at Iftar dinners during Ramadan, painting a green line down Main Street to mark St. Patrick's Day, and celebrating the lunar new year at Tet celebrations.

— Cristina Ortiz, “Making Meatville: Belonging and Migration in a Midwest Meatpacking Town,” 2013

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