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Rodrigo Vazquez oral history interview

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Oral history interview with Rodrigo Vazquez conducted by Nathalie Martinez and Barbara Tabach on May 24, 2021 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.

Rodrigo was raised in a mixed status Mexican family. He was born in Mexico and immigrated to the United States at the age of three, later becoming a citizen when he was in the 8th grade. Rodrigo is currently a graduate student worker for the Latinx Voices Oral History Project and reflects on what he has learned. He also discusses what the past year of the Coronavirus pandemic has been like for him.

Robin and Danny Greenspun oral history interview

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Oral history interview with Robin and Danny Greenspun conducted by Michael Geeser on June 28, 1995 for the I Remember When: Recollections from Las Vegas Jewish Leaders oral history project. The Greenspuns discuss their different childhood experiences growing up Jewish in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robin and Danny each discuss their family histories briefly. They also discuss their philanthropy, specifically the CineVegas film festival. Finally, they discuss how they feel the Jewish community in Las Vegas is at the time of the interview, and how the next generation will grow and change the city.

Richard "Dick" Ham Photograph Collection

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The Richard "Dick" Ham Photograph Collection (1910-2005) contains photographs of Boulder City, Nevada resident Richard "Dick" Ham, his family, friends, and romantic partners. Images include photographs of Las Vegas High School and the University of California, Berkeley where Ham attended high school and college. The collection includes both formal portraits as well as candid snapshots of Ham and the people who were part of his life.

Tony Moreo oral history interview

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Oral history interview with Tony Moreo conducted by Claytee D. White on September 13, 2007 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview, Moreo compares growing up in New York to his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. He explains how he did not perform as well as other students back when he was in school, but then describes a major turning point in his life was when he studied culinary arts in college. In the rest of the interview, Moreo talks about moving to Las Vegas to pursue a career in culinary arts.

Diane Meireis oral history interview

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Oral history interview with Diane Meireis conducted by Claytee D. White on November 06, 2017 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Meireis discusses her experience at the 1 October shooting. She remembers hearing gunfire, the confusion in the crowd, and finding a safe place to hide. Meireis describes the collaboration of strangers, and feeling guilt for not being able to help others as she escaped the venue. Lastly, Meireis discusses her opinions of firearms.

Maria Paloma Galvan oral history interview

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Oral history interview with Maria Paloma Galvan conducted by Claytee D. White on October 30, 2017 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Galvan discusses the evening of October 1 as a Lyft driver. She recalls hearing gunfire while at the Luxor Hotel and Casino driveway and driving people away from the area. Galvan describes driving a wounded man to Sunrise Hospital and the scene there. Lastly, Galvan discusses the Las Vegas community after the tragedy, and her attitude on gun laws.

John S. Park Neighborhood Roundtable Discussion

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John S. Park Neighborhood Roundtable Discussion with Robert Forbuss, Ina Porter, Sue Ann Porter, John Gubler, Mary Hausch, Judy Smith, and Margaret McGhie conducted by Richard Bryan on December 11, 2008 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. In this roundtable discussion, the participants take turns discussing their upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada and living in the John S. Park neighborhood since the 1940s. The group recalls the deserted surrounding area, Fremont Street, and life during the Second World War. They talk about John S.

Robert List oral history interviews

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Oral history interviews with Robert List conducted by Claytee D. White on December 10, 2018, January 11, 2019, May 3, 2019, May 7, 2019, and June 12, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Robert List, former Governor of Nevada and Nevada Attorney General, recounts his early life and his summers spent on a family ranch in Northern Nevada. List details moving to Carson City in 1951, eventually practicing law, and recounts various experiences leading up to his political career.

Mauricia Baca oral history interview

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Oral history interview with Mauricia Baca conducted by Claytee D. White on March 7, 2019 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. Mauricia Baca discusses her early life, her education, and her experiences living in New York City, New York before she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. She also relates her experiences on and after the 1 October mass shooting. Baca relates information on her agency, Get Outdoors Nevada. Baca shares how her agency worked with the City of Las Vegas in the construction and operation of the Healing Garden.

James H. Rainey, Sr. and Veronica Ross oral history interview

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Oral history interview with James H. Rainey, Sr. and Veronica Ross conducted by Claytee D. White on March 12, 2012 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. James H. Rainey, Sr. discusses his summers working in Las Vegas, Nevada before moving from Arkansas in 1961, as well as his work at the Nevada Test Site. Veronica Ross, his niece, talks of moving to Las Vegas in 1965 and her experiences growing up.

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