On Saturday, September 7th, from noon to 4 PM, the Teamster’s Hispanic Caucus of Kansas City hosted a cornhole tournament fundraiser that had the parking lot of Local 41’s hall full of festivities. Attendees enjoyed beer, music, Mexican food, and good old fashioned competition. The event also featured live performances from DJ Tommy, a coalition of Mexican dancers, and a mariachi band! Kids were able to get their faces painted and play in an inflatable bounce house.
Proceeds from this event, and other events hosted by the Hispanic Caucus, fund scholarships given out to kids. The Hispanic Caucus plays an important role in outreach to Kansas City’s sizable Hispanic community.
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan is the Editor of The Labor Beacon and a member of LIUNA Local 264. Tristin also serves as the Director of Communications for the Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO and the Chair of the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance.
Tristin grew up as the son of a UA Local 669 member in Tecumseh, KS and the great-nephew of George C. Amis, longtime leader of the United Rubberworkers (now USW Local 307) in Kansas. Growing up in rural Kansas as the child of teen parents, Tristin quickly came to appreciate the life-changing benefit of a union job.
Tristin and his partner, Rebeca Amezcua-Hogan, are residents of the Westside, Kansas City, MO's historic Mexican neighborhood. They are proud members of Kansas City's New Reform Temple.
