Interview with Freda Mendez-Smith about her work and her experience with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City. She recalls her involvement in establishing MANA (Mexican American Women's National Association) around 1980, as well as working with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Kansas City. She discusses the national organization's work with the Small Business Administration, learning to plant events and conferences with MANA and the local chamber, the importance of having an organization to the Hispanic community, and the increasing involvement of women in the chamber.