Clara (Ramirez) Bucia and Thomas Ramirez La Yarda Interview
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Title
Clara (Ramirez) Bucia and Thomas Ramirez 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
Clara (Ramirez) Bucia and her brother Thomas Ramirez were 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. Clara and Thomas lived with their parents and eleven siblings in the La Yarda neighborhood. They describe their family's migration from Mexico to Lawrence, and the living conditions and social activities in La Yarda. They discuss family foodways and healthcare, as well as their work experiences growing up. Clara and Thomas discuss their experiences attending Lawrence schools and as part of the congregation of St. John's Church, as well as their experiences of discrimination and segregation in Lawrence. Both Clara and Thomas served in the military, and share their thoughts about how their service shaped their understanding of their experiences with discrimination in Lawrence.
Creator
Bucia, Clara
Ramirez, Thomas
Source
La Yarda Oral History Project
Publisher
Watkins Community Museum (Lawrence, Kan.)
Date
2006
Contributor
Krische, Helen
Raymond, Emily
Rumback, Ellie
Rights
Published with the permission of Sharon Villegas on behalf of Clara Bucia, and Josephine Ramirez on behalf of Thomas Ramirez. 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/22-cbucia-tramirez-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
22-CBuciaTRamirez-2006.mp4 (video)
22-CBuciaTRamirez-2006.mp3 (audio)
22-CBuciaTRamirez-2006.pdf (transcription)
Coverage
Lawrence (Kan.)
1920s - 1970s
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Krische, Helen
Raymond, Emily
Rumback, Ellie
Interviewee
Bucia, Clara
Ramirez, Thomas
Original Format
MP4
Duration
01:13:51 (video)
00:47:16 (audio)
Bit Rate/Frequency
86 kbps
2870 kbps
Collection
Citation
Bucia, Clara and Ramirez, Thomas, “Clara (Ramirez) Bucia and Thomas Ramirez La Yarda Interview,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed October 9, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/1840.
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