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Luceanne "Lucy" Taufa oral history interview: transcript

Date

2022-12-16

Description

Oral history interview with Luceanne "Lucy" Taufa conducted by Jerwin Tiu, Cecilia Winchell, and Stefani Evans on December 16, 2022 for Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Taufa describes growing up on the Tongan island of Vava'u in a large family and later immigrating to the United States. She recalls her father first immigrating to Hawaii, and after obtaining a green card, her and her siblings following shortly after. While Kaufa's older siblings continued to pursue higher education and her younger siblings were too young to work, she took on a bulk of the responsibility to provide income and navigate life in Hawaii for her family. Eventually, Lucy moved to Dallas, Texas, met her husband, and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada for her husband's job. Later in the interview, she discusses joining the Culinary Union after experiencing racial discrimination at her workplace and her pride in her identity as a Tongan woman.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Sarann Knight Preddy by Claytee D. White, June 5, 1997

Date

1997-06-05

Description

Part of an interview with Sarann Knight Preddy conducted by Claytee D. White on June 5, 1997. Preddy recalls her pleasant residence in Hawthorne, the opening of the Moulin Rouge, and meeting entertainers as a keno dealer.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Faye Todd by Claytee D. White, October 15, 1996

Date

1996-10-15

Archival Collection

Description

Part of an interview with Faye Todd by Claytee White on October 15, 1996. Todd discusses how she came to work for the Landmark and what it was like to work with entertainers.

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Audio recording clip of interview with D. D. Cotton by Claytee D. White, February 14, 1997

Date

1997-02-14

Description

Part of an interview with D. D. Cotton by Claytee White on February 14, 1997. Cotton discusses challenges faced by women dealers and her work as a dancer and dealer in a number of casinos.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Lucille Bryant by Claytee D. White, December 13, 1995

Date

1995-12-13

Description

Part of an interview with Lucille Bryant conducted by Claytee D. White on December 13, 1995. In the clip, Bryant compares economic opportunities in Tallulah and Las Vegas in the 1950s.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Jackie Brantley by Claytee D. White, October 27, 1996

Date

1996-10-27

Description

Part of an interview with Jackie Brantley by Claytee White on October 27, 1996. Brantley explains how she became a public relations specialist for Desert Inn.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Faye Duncan Daniel by Claytee D. White, October 18, 1996

Date

1996-10-18

Description

Part of an interview with Faye Duncan Daniel by Claytee White on October 18, 1996. Daniel discusses the Displaced Homemaker Program and Help Centers of Southern Nevada, which resulted in Women of Achievement.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Anna Bailey by Claytee D. White, March 3, 1997

Date

1997-03-03

Description

Part of an interview with Anna Bailey by Claytee White on March 3, 1997. Bailey describes her arrival in Las Vegas and opening night at the Moulin Rouge.

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Audio recording clips of interview with Hazel Gay by Claytee D. White, December 2, 1995

Date

1995-12-02

Archival Collection

Description

Three audio clips from an interview with Hazel Gay conducted by Claytee D. White on December 2, 1995. Hazel and her husband Jimmy Gay moved to Las Vegas in 1946, becoming leaders in the African American community during the civil rights era. In the clips, Gay recalls the Moulin Rouge from her perspective as manager of the dress shop.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Jerry Eppenger by Claytee D. White, September 14, 2011

Date

2011-09-14

Description

Part of an interview with Jerry Eppenger by Claytee D. White on September 14, 2011. Eppenger describes his arrest for a curfew violation while leaving work following a riot on the Westside in 1969.

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