Refugee resettlement contractor, IRC, closed its office in Garden City, KS yesterday

I’ll be reporting the news below, but I first want to make my key points up front so that you don’t fall for the pity-party news story. ~The International Rescue Committee is ostensibly a private non-profit group and therefore the US State Department can’t dictate that it must close offices (supposedly they will be closing … Continue reading Refugee resettlement contractor, IRC, closed its office in Garden City, KS yesterday

University of Kansas professor to study Garden City, KS adjustment to demographic change

…But even before his research of the educational system and the challenges of a diverse student population it faces begins, he is prejudiced in favor of a positive report. Here is how the story in the Garden City Telegram wraps up: Stull [Don Stull professor of anthropology] said that in contrast to many other demographically … Continue reading University of Kansas professor to study Garden City, KS adjustment to demographic change

Update: Garden City, KS and meatpacking giant Tysons Fresh Meats

This is an update (see one of our previous posts here in July 2009) of the ongoing efforts in Garden City, KS, a meatpacking town, to try to head off in advance clashes between ethnic groups lured to a midwestern city by the promise of meatpacking jobs.  See also our category on Greeley, CO and Grand Island, NE (chaotic … Continue reading Update: Garden City, KS and meatpacking giant Tysons Fresh Meats