Panelists Mark Grey, Michele Devlin, and Aaron Goldsmith discuss the recent history of Postville, Iowa, including a brief history and background, its unusual diversity in a small town, and the large Federal immigration raid in 2008. This…
Community service providers discuss their perceptions of the initial impact of the Postville raid, its continued effect of the community, and the future direction of Postville. Panelists include Chad Wahls, Postville Schools principal); Nina Van…
Virginia Gibbs, Professor of Spanish, Luther College, Luz María Ramírez Ede, Instructor Luther College will discuss their current book in process, Voices from Postville. This presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and…
UNI student presents findings from her honors thesis on the psychological impact of the Postville raid, with comments from Virginia Gibbs and Luz María Ramírez Ede This presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future…
Filmmaker Luis Argueta tells the story of creating the documentary film, AbUSed: The Postville Raid, and shows clips from the film. This lecture and presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future on April 30 and May 1,…
Panelists discuss past and current media coverage, recording testimonials, and future archiving of information about Postville. Jeff Abbas, KPVL Radio, Postville; Thomas Kessler, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa; Jens Manuel Krogstad,…
Attorney James Benzoni of Benzoni Law Firm, Des Moines discusses the legal, judicial and constitutional implications of United States immigration law and the Postville raid. This presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and…
Jennifer Cooley, Sandra Rybachek, and actresses Elena Dobrila, Magda Caicedo, Yulia Vorobyeva, Ellen Nuss, and Alma de Pérez present excerpts from a play, a work-in-progress, based on testimonials from Guatemalan women in Postville and their…
A work-in-progress performance detailing personal accounts of immigration, imprisonment, and the Postville raid. The original play is performed by Teatro Indocumentado, an ensemble of seven Guatemalan and Mexican workers arrested in the…
Dr. Camayd-Freixas served as a federal interpreter at the Waterloo, Iowa, hearings following the May 12, 2008 immigration raid at Agriprocessors, Inc., in Postville, Iowa. In this presentation, filmed at St. Stephen the Witness Catholic Student…
