Fidel Jimenez, Sr., La Yarda Interview

Fidel Jimenez, Sr., La Yarda Interview

La Yarda (Lawrence, Kan.)

Mexican Americans -- Housing -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Mexican Americans -- History -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Mexican Americans -- Social conditions -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Fidel Jimenez, Sr., 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. Fidel grew up in Williamstown (in Jefferson County, Kansas) and Lawrence. Fidel describes his family's migration from Mexico to Lawrence. His father was a railroad worker; Fidel also worked on the railroad, and describes the impact of the 1951 flood on the railroad. Fidel shares memories of his family's foodways, and his childhood experiences with healthcare. He also discusses his thoughts about immigration, and his experiences of discrimination in Lawrence.

Jimenez, Fidel, Sr.

La Yarda Oral History Project

Watkins Community Museum (Lawrence, Kan.)

2006

Krische, Helen

Raymond, Emily

Bollier, Heather

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Additional research on the La Yarda community is held at the Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas.

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Oral History

23-FJimenezSr-2006.mp4 (video)

23-FJimenezSr-2006.mp3 (audio)

23-FJimenezSr-2006.pdf (transcription)

Lawrence (Kan.)

1920s - 1970s

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Krische, Helen

Raymond, Emily

Bollier, Heather

Jimenez, Fidel, Sr.