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Oral history interview with Nicole Garcia-Contreras conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on June 24, 2025 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Garcia-Contreras recalls what it was like growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada with her parents, who immigrated from Mexico in the 1990s. She attended Silverado High School, serving on student council and playing in the marching band. After graduating in 2022 with high honors, she enrolled at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a political science major. Garcia-Contreras also is a volunteer for the Latino Youth Leadership Conference (LYLC), where she realized she wanted to focus more on communications and eventually switched her major. She describes getting involved with the Harvard Ambassador program and the LEAD (Latina Empowerment and Development) conference, even attending the HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities) conference. Now entering her senior year, Nicole wants to focus on building the Harvard Ambassador program at UNLV, and graduating with her communications degree.
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Oral history interview with Nicole Garcia-Contreras conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on June 24, 2025 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Garcia-Contreras recalls what it was like growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada with her parents, who immigrated from Mexico in the 1990s. She attended Silverado High School, serving on student council and playing in the marching band. After graduating in 2022 with high honors, she enrolled at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a political science major. Garcia-Contreras also is a volunteer for the Latino Youth Leadership Conference (LYLC), where she realized she wanted to focus more on communications and eventually switched her major. She describes getting involved with the Harvard Ambassador program and the LEAD (Latina Empowerment and Development) conference, even attending the HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities) conference. Now entering her senior year, Nicole wants to focus on building the Harvard Ambassador program at UNLV, and graduating with her communications degree. Digital audio and transcript available.
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Nicole Garcia-Contreras oral history interview, 2025 June 24. OH-03952. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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This interview was conducted and transcribed by the Oral History Research Center (OHRC) which is part of the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Division.
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Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2025. Sarah Jones wrote the collection description. Access copies were created for born-digital audio files.