# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Iowa Files: Diversity In Iowa; The Case of Perry
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Presented by Professor Jody Swilky, this program will capture the effects of demographic change on a once predominantly white rural community in Iowa beginning in the 1980s and still having impact today. The presentation will examine the evolving character of Perry, Iowa, prior to , during, and after the making of A Little Salsa on the Prairie: The Changing Character of Perry, Iowa, an award-winning documentary he wrote and co-produced that captures what happens when a community changes dramatically because of rapid ethnic diversification. 

All Iowa Files programs are free and open to the public. Presentations are live-streamed on the WDMHS YouTube channel and recorded, and can be found on the channel. Thanks to our sponsors, The West Des Moines Public Library, West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation, Polk County & Bravo Greater Des Moines.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/west-des-moines/iowa-files-diversity-in-iowa;-the-case-of-perry/200030604447957
- **Event Categories**: dance, entertainment, virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: West Des Moines
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: West Des Moines Public Library
- **lat**: 41.565822921876
- **long**: -93.759117687008
- **full address**: West Des Moines Public Library, 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50265-2012, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Iowa Files: Diversity In Iowa; The Case of Perry
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Iowa Files: Diversity In Iowa; The Case of Perry being held?
  - **A:** Iowa Files: Diversity In Iowa; The Case of Perry takes place on Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 04:00 pm at West Des Moines Public Library, 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50265-2012, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Iowa Files: Diversity In Iowa; The Case of Perry?
  - **A:** Iowa Files: Diversity In Iowa; The Case of Perry is organized by West Des Moines Historical Society.

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