Boom*town : how Wal-Mart transformed an all-American town into an international community /
Rosen, Marjorie.
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press,
c2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-298) and index.
Diversity comes to northwest Arkansas. A Black man redefines a white company ; A Muslim philanthropist champions the Jews ; A shul is born ; A Hindu family's delicate balance ; A Marshallese security guard "talks story" ; Of buyers and sellers -- Towns and townies, then and now. Bentonville's ex-mayor, the Boom Town, and the Daughters of the Dust Bowl ; A trucker in "Chickendale" ; The major of Rogers takes on undocumented workers -- The Hispanic explosion. Incident at Bentonville High ; Springdale's tough-as-nails lady police chief ; A chicken plant worker without options ; A once-undocumented housepainter finds money and God.
Wal-Mart (Firm)
Diversity in the workplace
Multiculturalism