Sunday, March 8, 2009

Week 3 in Milan


Saturday Night (Spanish) Mass at the Catholic Church St.Mary's.




Joe McCarty, 94, has lived in the same house in Milan since he was five years old. He has seen Milan change from a railroad hub to dying rural town to a meat packing center and recalls a time in the 20's when the Chinese were the newest migrants. He attends Spanish mass each week even though he doesn't understand the language because he likes to listen to the choir and congregation's music: "they sing and it's so beautiful," he said.


Friday night in a small town. The Pizza Hut truck makes its rounds around small-town missouri, each night stopping in a different town. The truck stops in Milan every Friday night frequented by locals and latinos alike.

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