Maria Mora was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 5, 1934, and grew up on the Argentine area of Kansas City, Kansas. In the interview she recalls her early life and neighborhood she grew up in, Methodist mission in the area, the 1951 flood, education, president of the United Mexican-American Students at UMKC, etc. Number 34 on MP3 disc.
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