Mary Nunez La Yarda Interview
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Title
Mary Nunez La Yarda Interview
Subject
La Yarda (Lawrence, Kan.)
Mexican Americans -- Housing -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Mexican Americans -- History -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Mexican Americans -- Social conditions -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Description
Mary Nunez was interviewed by Helen Krische in 2006 as part of an oral history project to document the La Yarda and Mexican-American communities in Lawrence, Kansas. La Yarda was a neighborhood of worker housing provided by the Santa Fe Railroad for Mexican-American railroad workers; located near the Kansas (Kaw) River, the neighborhood was largely destroyed by a major flood in 1951. Mary grew up in Lecompton and then moved to Lawrence with her parents when she was a teenager. Mary's family lived in housing provided by the railroad in both Lecompton and Lawrence, and describes the living conditions in those communities. She describes her family's migration from Mexico to Kansa, and her parents' strategies, such as gardening and handsewing clothing, for providing for a large family. Mary shares her memories of her school and healthcare experiences in childhood. She discusses family foodways and childhood pasttimes. She describes her experiences of cultural assimilation, especially regarding speaking Spanish and holiday traditions. Mary also describes her experiences of discrimination and segregation as part of the Mexican-American community in Lawrence, and shares her views on immigration.
Creator
Nunez, Mary
Source
La Yarda Oral History Project
Publisher
Watkins Community Museum (Lawrence, Kan.)
Date
2006
Contributor
Krische, Helen
Raymond, Emily
Rights
Published with the permission of Dionne Chavez, on behalf of Mary Nunez. This work is the intellectual property of the Watkins Museum of History, Lawrence, Kansas. The public may freely copy, modify, and share this Item for noncommercial purposes if they include the original source information. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Relation
To access the video and audio recordings of this interview, go to https://archive.org/details/18-mnunez-2006.
The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
Additional research on the La Yarda community is held at the Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas.
Format
MP4 (video recording)
MP3 (audio recording)
PDF (transcription)
Type
Oral History
Identifier
18-MNunez-2006.mp4 (video)
18-MNunez-2006.mp3 (audio)
18-MNunez-2006.pdf (transcription)
Coverage
Lawrence (Kan.)
1920s - 1970s
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Krische, Helen
Raymond, Emily
Interviewee
Nunez, Mary
Original Format
MP4
Duration
00:38:20 (video)
Bit Rate/Frequency
3323 kbps
Collection
Citation
Nunez, Mary, “Mary Nunez La Yarda Interview,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 5, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/1836.
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