A music teacher in a small town in Iowa looked around at his school a realized that it was increasingly Latino — but there were few Latinos playing in school bands. So, he decided to make a change. He started a mariachi band, a rarity in the Midwest. Now there are four, and they’re a big hit with the town. Bret Hayworth of Siouxland Public Media has our story from Denison, Iowa.
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