Interview with restauranteur and community leader Ollie Gates. Gates discusses his early life and family, his father's entry into the the barbecue business by purchasing Ol' Kentuck BBQ at 19th and Vine, their growth and expansion to new locations and bottling sauce for retail sale, Gates' own entry into the nightclub and restaurant business, his family's involvement in the restaurants, and memories of the 18th and Vine neighborhood. He also shares advice for young people and his thoughts on the the impact of conventions on his business, including the then-upcoming Republican National Convention, and thoughts about general economic trends.
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Interview with founding member of Freedom Inc. Fred Curls. He discusses his early life, attending Attucks Grade School and Lincoln High, working his way up from a porter job at Myron Green's restaurants, working in an Indian jewelry factory, and shifting to construction work and work at the Lake City munitions plant, as well as racism and discrimination he encountered in those settings. He describes his entry into the real estate business as a realtor and appraiser, the role of redlining and other restrictive real estate covenants and white flight to the suburbs, and the change in community fabric during a time of rapid change. He also describes his experience going back to school to become an appraiser, his role with the Missouri State Highway Commission appraising properties as part of Urban Renewal projects, including the South Midtown Freeway (later Bruce R. Watkins Drive) project.
Interview with Rafael Garcia about his life and experience with the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. He discusses navigating racism and discrimination as a young person, the historical exclusion of Hispanic businesspeople from the traditional chambers of commerce, his experience of the early days of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the differences between it and the Kansas City chamber. He also shares memories of Hector Barreto giving him encouragement, introductions, and coaching in how to engage with the business and civic community, leading to an opportunity with Hallmark. He was later invited by board president Estella Morales to join the chamber's board, and shares additional thoughts about the role of the chamber in the community.

Interview with Argentine resident Roberto Marin about his life, work, and family. Marin recalls family members immigrating from Mexico to Kansas City, Kansas, to escape the Mexican Revolution, the Mexican "El Campo" area adjacent to the Santa Fe railroad facilities in Kansas City, working in hardware stores, his move to the United States in 1955, and working as a bus boy at the Muehlebach Hotel upon his arrival in Kansas City. He discusses working for the railroad and Swift packing house, working in and owning restaurants for 33 years, and the people, events, and organizations he was involved in that preserved and celebrated Mexican culture in the Kansas City area. He also shares stories about other Mexican immigrants to Kansas City, attending the inauguration of Mexican President Portillo and other ongoing involvement in Mexican politics, and about the sister cities program.

Interview with Taqueria Mexico owner Arturo Romo about his experience with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City. He recalls moving to Kansas City in 1992, opening his restaurant in 1993 with the assistance of Hector Barreto, Sr., becoming a member of the chamber a few years later, and being invited to join the board of directors. He discusses the social and banking connections he was able to make through the chamber, expanding to new locations, and bringing his family to join him in Kansas City.

Interview with Dolores Rodriquez, born in 1935, about her life in Kansas City's Westside neighborhood. She recalls the neighborhood of her childhood, attending Adams and Switzer schools, attending the Guadalupe Church, and big fiestas put on by the Guadalupe Center. She also discusses Westside businesses and people, her memories of World War II and the 1951 flood, having to leave jobs due to pregnancy, and later opening a restaurant with her husband Gilbert. She also recalls participating in the annual fiesta at Crown Center, and shares stories of her father's work as a healer.
Interview with Agustin Medina in which he discusses his youth in Mexico and his adult life as a restaurant owner and community leader in Kansas City. He recalls joining then leaving seminary, leaving Leon to play professional soccer for a number of Mexican teams, meeting and marrying his wife, and moving to Kansas City in 1953. He discusses working at the Swift packing house, moving to California to work at a relative's tortilla factory, and returning to Kansas City to open El Taquito restaurant on Southwest Boulevard. He also discusses his involvement in community organizations and the political needs of the Westside neighborhood.
Interview with Missouri state representative Paul Rojas about his life in Kansas City's Westside neighborhood. Born in 1934, he recalls a church-centered neighborhood that hadn't changed much since his childhood, with most people employed by packinghouses and railroads, and the origins of the Guadalupe Parish Center. He also discusses his memories his father, of World War II, serving in the Navy in the early 1950s, working for Wishbone restaurant, and the start of his interest in politics.