This week on The Exchange we talk about two initiatives announced in the last week to assist immigrants and refugees in Siouxland. One is from the Catholic Diocese of Sioux City and the other is sponsored by Lutheran Social Services of Iowa. We will hear from representatives of both organizations.
Also, we talk with researcher Silvia Rodriguez Vega of the University of California Santa Barbara, who has spent years working with young children going through trauma because of their families’ immigration status in the United States. The kids put their feelings on paper in the form of artwork and on stage as theater.
Siouxland will say goodbye to Crescent Park Elementary School. The building is being torn down to make way for an apartment complex, after serving as a stand-in for Bryant and Hunt Schools during years of new construction.
Also, as Kansas City celebrate the Super Bowl win of the Chiefs, we talk with award-winning author Con Chapman about his new book that tells the story of Kansas City Jazz: A Little Evil Will Do You Good.
And Siouxland Public Media's Steve Smith talks with Ryan Haskins and Stephanie March of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra about this weekend's special event that highlights the music of Haydn and Brahms.
