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Donna Phelps Miller oral history interview

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Oral history interview with Donna Phelps Miller conducted by Angie Daman and Sophie Romans on February 28, 2007 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Miller talks about her early life, her family, and growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She explains how her parents originally moved to Las Vegas from Idaho and how they had to adapt to the differences they encountered. Miller mentioned that an important part of her life was the neighborhood she grew up in and meeting new people at schools she attended.

Dr. James B. McMillan oral history interview

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Oral history interview with Dr. James B. McMillan conducted by A. D. Hopkins on January 23, 1999 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal First 100 Oral History Project. In the interview, McMillan discusses his childhood in Aberdeen, Mississippi with a focus on his parents' experience with racial discrimination. He then talks about his own experiences with racial discrimination while living in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Rick May oral history interview

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Oral history interview with Rick May conducted by Dennis McBride on December 29, 2001 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. May begins by discussing his upbringing in Texas, what it was like growing up knowing he was gay while living in a conservative area, and the moment he accepted his sexuality. May describes some of his early sexual experiences with other men and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, so that he could contribute to the gay community.

Carolyn Freeman oral history interview

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Oral history interview with Carolyn Freeman conducted on January 30, 2006 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Freeman begins by discussing her upbringing, her father, who was the president of the Japanese American Citizens League, and her early interest in dancing. She also details her experiences as a Japanese American during World War II and being relocated by the federal government.

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