In the 1970s, Gov. Bob Ray opened Iowa's doors to a wave of Southeast Asian immigrants displaced by the Vietnam War. But greater numbers of Asians have followed them in the decades since, many of them highly educated workers in fields such as health care. Iowa's Asian population is made up of a wide variety of ancestries and cultures. See some of the ways they're honoring their cultural traditions in the Hawkeye State. Tap the link in our bio for more from our series examining Iowa's past and future demographics presented as part of our 175th anniversary. #Iowa #DesMoines #IowaHistory