Growing Diversity

Thousands of newcomers have added their stamp to the city's culture, from the vibrant shops of Little Mexico to the hallways of WKU.

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90 Days by: Inge Hooker
Imagine that today you didn’t wake up like usual. You weren’t in your comfy cotton long johns, or home in bed with your spouse and 1.2 children sleeping in the next room. Instead you woke up in a one-room bamboo thatched house on a hard dirt floor with your five family members lying beside you. Gone are the high-sloped ceili ...
Little Mexico by: Colleen Stewart
A slideshow of photos from Little Mexico. ...
The New Americans' Dream by: Jessica Ebelhar
Doubtlessly, picket fences and shiny sedans have flickered before the eyes of millions in darkened cinemas world around, representing some standard of the American Dream. For those many miles away, this imagery might be the main thing that informs their thoughts about the United States. What would drive someone to leave their ancestral land and resettle here? I set out to look into the ...
Can immigrants help the economy? by: Amanda Loviza
When Marta Hensley opened her small Hispanic store in Bowling Green, Ky., in the early 1990s, there was no “Little Mexico” neighborhood, no proliferation of Bosnian restaurants or international grocery stores. Back then, the immigrant population of the city could be measured in the hundreds. That number has increased more than sevenfold in the past two decades, according to t ...
Residents Uninformed of Diversity by: Ashley Belcher
What do Bowling Green residents think of the city’s immigrant population? An informal survey of 20 residents on a recent evening found that most respondents were aware of the city’s diverse population, but they were uninformed about how many immigrants were here or where they came from. Every person interviewed said the city had a significant amount of international residen ...
The American Dream by: Jessica Ebelhar
Recent immigrants talk about their idea of the American Dream. ...
Spanish Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church by: Eileen Ryan and Mandy Simpson
Graphs Depicting Diversity in Bowling Green by: Colleen Stewart and Eileen Ryan
International Center Offers Fresh Start in Bowling Green by: Eileen Ryan
In the lobby of the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, a non-profit agency, which in turn receives funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement.The USCRI provides $450 for each refugee as well as an additional $450 to cover administrative costs. Current International Center Director James Robinson explained how the ca ...