State Historical Society of Iowa

Iowa Tai Dam Newsletter, December 19, 1975

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Courtesy of State Historical Society of Iowa, 19 December 1975

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This is an edition of the newsletter created by the governor's task force on Indochinese resettlement in 1975. The newsletter is in two languages and covers issues related to education and other social service agencies.

Transcript of the Iowa Tai Dam Newsletter

Source Dependent Questions

  • How were refugees supported in Iowa? How does that support compare to the support shown in the photo of the classroom in Mt. Ayr or the newspaper article regarding Mexican labor?
  • In what ways did the task force endeavor to support refugees while upholding conservative values?
  • Using textual evidence, characterize the tone of this newsletter. Why do you think it was written in such a way? What do the tone and language suggest about those on the task force?

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