Making Home in the Hoosier State: Indiana Immigrants

Have Comments, Questions, or Anecdotes? Send 'em our way we'd love to hear them! On this episode of Unbound: A Collection of Indiana Stories, we are looking at the stories of people who chose to make Indiana their home. First, Regan looks at the history of Muslim immigrants in Indiana as far back as World War I and how they created flourishing communities in Indiana. Then, Casey revisits the tribulations Mexican immigrants faced as they were forced to repatriate from Northwest Indiana in the 1930s.Repatriation: Forced Exodus From the Calumet RegionFurther Information:Islam in Michigan City: Past and PresentBy the Train Loads: Mexican Repatriation Movement in the Midwest, Part 1By the Train Loads: Mexican Repatriation Movement in the Midwest, Part 2Support the show