Rock's review
Latino Minnesota by Leigh Roethke
What can I say about a coffee table book? The pictures were fascinating and compelling, the writing less so. But how often do you hear the story of an ethnic group that most people assume wouldn't get within a thousand miles of Minnesota? And it's not surprising that Ms. Roethke focuses on the West Side community in St. Paul, but I commend her for taking the time to detour to less-permanent or large Latino communities in Minnesota when she had a chance (if only the photos reflected those side trips).
