Interview with Elida Cardenas

Length

31:57

Date

July 28, 1978

Interviewer

Ruiz, Irene H.

Description

Interview with Elida Cardenas, an employment opportunity specialist with the Office of Civil Rights, Federal Aviation Administration. She was born in Sanderson, Texas, in 1937, and grew up there. Cardenas discusses her father's experiences at working at the Kerr Mercantile Company in Sanderson. Cardenas also reveals the racial segregation between Mexicans and white Americans in the Sanderson Community while she attended elementary school. Cardenas received recognition for her involvement with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the largest and oldest Hispanic civil rights organization in the country. In 1974, Cardenas moved to Kansas City and continued to be involved in Hispanic communities there.

Interviewee

Cardenas, Elida

Object Type

Audio Recording

Local Subject

Incorporated Mexican-American Government Employees (IMAGE)

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Subject (LC)

City

State

Country

Notes

Conducted over two days which accounts for sound variation.

Transcription

MVSC-HISPANIC-Cardenas-Elida.pdf

Owning Organization(s)

Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library

Institution Website

https://kchistory.org

Shelf Location

Hispanic Oral History Collection, SC69-1

Other Versions

https://kchistory.org/audio/interview-elida-cardenas

Digital Object Identifier

MVSC-HISPANIC-Cardenas-Elida

Disclaimer

This oral history recording is presented as a historical document of the recollections and opinions of persons living and/or working in Kansas City when the history was conducted. Minor edits have been made to remove pauses, interruptions and verbal tics, and the recording is otherwise verbatim as it was captured. These oral histories represent the thoughts and opinions of the original participants and do not reflect the views of the Kansas City Public Library or its partner organizations in this oral history project.

Use & Reproduction

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Acknowledgement

This project was funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library.