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Documentary recalls La Yarda Mexican American community in Lawrence
Filmmakers Lourdes Kalusha-Aguirre and Mario Angell create a 15 minute film Searching for La Yarda about the East Lawrence housing complex for Mexican railroad workers from 1920 to 1951. The project features interviews with four residents and descendants, archival photos, and historic context plus a screening at the Lawrence Arts Center amid Hispanic Heritage Month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Quantrill
Lourdes Kalusha- Aguirre
la Yarda
East Lawrence
Kalusha-Aguirre
Mario Angell
Kansas
Kalusha- Aguirre
Lawrence High School
Watkins Museum of History
Angell
Lawrence Arts Center
Newton
Midwest
Eighth Street
Kansas River
Watkins Museum
Brenna Buchanan Young
Neill Esquibel-Kennedy
Department of American Studies
University of Kansas
Romero
Arts Center
Lawrenceartscenter.org
Humanities
Lawrence/Lawrence Corporation for the Advancement of
Pedro “Peter” Romero
Alberta Romero Gutierrez
Valentina Romero Guerrero
Teresa Romero Martinez
Marlo Angell