State Historical Society of Iowa announces finalists for Shambaugh book award Special to the Register © Special to the Register “A Mighty Fine Road: A History of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company,” by H. Roger Grant
Iowa history is full of fascinating stories. A few of the best ones receive special recognition from the State Historical Society of Iowa, which bestows its annual Benjamin F. Shambaugh Award on the most significant book about Iowa history published during the previous year.
The society named the award after one of its former leaders, an early 20th century champion of Iowa history, and has short-listed the following three books for this year’s prize, which will be announced in late May.
State Historical Society of Iowa announces finalists for Shambaugh book award
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Iowa history: Monumental moments that have shaped the state
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Iowa History Month: When Southeast Asians came to Iowa Matthew Walsh © State Historical Society of Iowa A Hmong refugee named Shoua Her embroidered this “story quilt” that depicts her daily life in Laos, her exile to a refugee camp during the Vietnam War, and her arrival in the United States. She settled in Oskaloosa in 1976.
In 1975, Southeast Asians who allied with America against communism faced torture, starvation and murder. The Tai Dam, an ethnic minority, fled persecution in their homelands of Vietnam and Laos. From Thailand they sent a desperate letter asking U.S. governors for asylum.
Iowa Gov. Robert Ray responded by creating a refugee resettlement program that lasted 35 years, and the first Tai Dam arrived that winter.
Iowa History Month: When Southeast Asians came to Iowa
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