Until recently, central Indiana has not truly reflected the sheerdiversity of races, religions, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds of the rest of theworld. In recent decades and especially in the first years of the 21st century, however, cities, towns, and rural areas of the central portion of the Hoosier statehave welcomed an increasing number of new residents who constitute a surprisinglybroad and diverse cross section of world citizens.
To capture andcelebrate these changes, New Faces at the Crossroadsfeatures portraits of 30 recentnewcomers from around the world by award-winning photographer Jeffrey A. Wolin, accompanied by stories of why they came to the area and their perspectives on livingthere. Together with John Sherman's text describing changes and additions to theregion's population, these striking photographs show that central Indiana is nolonger just the Crossroads of America: It is the crossroads of the world.