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Lee, Dana Su, 1965-
“I identify with being part of the AAPI community, and our family has adopted Las Vegas as our town, again doing what we can to make impact because we feel that this town has really blessed us with so much opportunity. It’s our joy to be able to give back.”
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Mansergh, Margo (Margaret Elizabeth), 1927-2020
Margaret "Margo" Mansergh was born on September 3, 1927 in Blackpool, England. Marsergh began her career as a model in London before moving into dancing, modeling, and eventually as a showgirl in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mansergh was part of a touring company of the Lido de Paris and in the 1960s she began work as a dancer in Frederic Apcar's Vive Le Girls lounge show at the Dunes Hotel.
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Black, Stuart C., 1919-2010
Stuart C. Black was born March 25, 1919 in Charleston, South Carolina. Black married Vivian December 25, 1941 and they have two children: Richard and Deborah.
Black was in the United States Army Air Force from 1940 to 1945.
Black obtained a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1949 and then a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester, New York in 1957.
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Lansky, Meyer, II, 1957-
At the time of this oral history, Meyer Lansky II had found a sentimental attachment to his namesake, Meyer Lansky, his grandfather. Though it was considered against Eastern European Jewish tradition, Meyer II’s parents had named him after the grandfather.
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Ortega, Emmanuel
In pop culture, Emmanuel Ortega is recognized as Babelito from Latinos Who Lunch, a podcast that he co-hosts with Justin Favela AKA FavyFav. Academically, he is known as Dr. Ortega, PhD, Marilynn Thomas Scholar in Art of the Spanish Americas at University of Illinois Chicago.
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