COMMUNITY IS CELEBRATING ITS DEEP IOWA TIES. (áááANDREWááá) WE'RE STANDING OUTSIDE TAI DAM VILLAG E. UNLIKE MANY OTHER TENTS HERE - THERE'S NO COUNTRY YOU CAN CURRENTLY VISIT. BUT THIS COMMUNITY HAS ...

$500,000 TO CONTINUE THAT WORK. THAT IS SO NEAT. WELL, THIS WEEK, STREAMING PLATFORM SOME VERY LOCAL RELEASED A NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE MIGRATION OF THE TAI DAM PEOPLE TO IOWA. THE COMMUNITY STARTED ...

A new documentary tells the story of one decision by an Iowa governor to open his heart and the state for refugees, which ultimately led to a modern-day love story for his grandchild. "Refugees ...

CelebrAsian, the annual Asian heritage festival in downtown Des Moines, recognizes histories and cultures from another continent, but for Iowa's Tai Dam, just as important is their past in this state.

Thomas Baccam calls the late Iowa Gov. Robert Ray the “godfather” of the state's Tai Dam community. In 1975, members of the Tai Dam — an ethnic group originally from Northwest Vietnam — wrote letters ...

Former Gov. Robert Ray's grandson and a daughter of Tai Dam refugees are now married. Jeffrey Newland and Jasmine Vong wed in an elegant East Village ceremony Aug. 5 in Des Moines. The Newlands' ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Members of Des Moines' Tai Dam community want to build a Tai Village on the city's north side to share their culture with other Iowans. ``We need a place to come together,'' ...