MANA de Kansas City Collection

Mary Estrada, a Mexican American woman, stands and speaks into a microphone during an unknown MANA de Kansas City event. Another Mexican American woman stands behind her holding papers. A Mexican...

Mary Lona, Sally Ramos, and Lali Garcia, all Mexican American women, stand together showing the community service awards they received from MANA de Kansas City in 1992.

Three Mexican American women, Sherry Martinez, Mary Lou Jaramillo, and Rosalind Ramirez Jennings from Topeka, visit during an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event at Hilton Plaza Inn in Kansas City...

A Mexican American woman, Mary Lou Jaramillo, stands by a Christmas tree and looks down to read from a card she's holding in her hands during the Posada del Sol Christmas party for retirees. Other...

Mary Lou Jaramillo, speaks to the seated audience as a line of other Mexican American women stand behind her and in front of a Christmas tree at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City holiday event at...

Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Richard Berkley shakes hands with Rita Jaramillo, who is an award recipient during Community Services Award event at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri...

Three Mexican American women stand in front of a Christmas tree as the woman on the left, Mazine Alvarez, hands a gift to the woman on the right. The woman in the center, DaLinda Galaviz, smiles at...

Four Mexican American women stand in front of a Christmas tree as a woman second from the left, Mazine Alvarez, hands a gift to the woman on the right (Possibly Delores Risa). The woman in the center...

Mexican America men and women dine at tables at an unknown MANA de Kansas City event.

A Mexican American woman stands behind a lectern on a long table with other Mexican American women sitting at the table or standing behind it at an unknown MANA de Kansas City event. A banner hangs...

Mexican American men and women dine at long banquet tables at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City awards dinner. The camera has caught one man with his eyes closed.

Mexican American men and women dine at long banquet tables at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City awards dinner. Freda Mendez-Smith is on the farthest right side of the photograph.

A table of Mexican American men and women dine together at a banquet at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City awards dinner. Grace Marion sits at the upper left-hand corner of the table and Manny Lopez...

Lines of Mexican American women make their way through a buffet line as seven Mexican American men sit at a long table waiting for their turn to go through the line at an unidentified MANA de Kansas...

Eight Mexican America women stand on a patio visiting during an unknown MANA de Kansas City event.

Unidentified Mexican American audience members share a meal at a long table at unknown MANA de Kansas City event.

Unidentified Mexican American audience members share a meal at a long table at unknown MANA de Kansas City event.

A Mexican American couple get a video camera ready as they sit at a banquet table with another couple at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City awards dinner. Estella Morales has her back to the camera...

Mexican American women, children, and men stand at a display table at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event.

Mexican American families fill the tables at Herrera's Tenderloin Grill, a restaurant at 900 Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri.

A Mexican American man shrugs his hands toward the photographer as he and a Mexican American woman stand on one side of a restaurant counter and the cashier stands on the other side of the counter at...

Mexican American men and women gather around a refreshment table and enjoy refreshments during the 1990 MANA de Kansas City Installation. A handwritten label attached to the bottom right-hand corner...

Two long tables with green or red tablecloths and snowman napkins have many Mexican American men and women sharing a holiday meal together at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event at Posada del...

Mexican American men and women sit at a long table eating desserts at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event at Posada del Sol. One woman, Sally Ramos, looks up at the camera and smiles as she...

Sonia Rosario, a Mexican American woman, stands in the middle of the panelists' tables and speaks into a hand-held microphone at the Hispanic Family in the Year 2000: Parents in Action, Teenage...