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Diversity reshapes Finney County amid Garden City growth
The 2010 Census will show whites as a minority in Finney County and nearby Kansas towns as immigration expands the workforce at Tyson Foods in Garden City. Somali Burmese and other immigrant groups mingle at the plant and in town, prompting debate about assimilation while the community touts diversity as a key driver of its economy and identity.
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U.S
Kansas
Finney
Seward
Grant
Ford
Wyandotte
Arizona
Fremont
Neb
Garden City
Abdulkadir Mohamed
Tyson
Leonard Hitz
Nancy Harness
Finney County
Jonathan Galia
Galia
Philippines
Mecca
Myanmar
Ethiopia
Sudan
Somalia
Farah Hanaf
Yuri Chavez
Kansas State University
Janet Benson
Omar Flores
Chihuahua
Mexico
Missouri
Atha
Great Plains
Hitz
South Africa
Burma
Ta Poh Poh
Paw Sher Gay
Paw Sher Wah
Walmart
Ta Ma Lahtoo
High Plains
Ko “Kujo” Kyaw
Ryan
Ne Lar
Look Man
Ryaw
United States
Tyson Fresh Meats