From the MGM Mirage Corporation Records (MS-00096). A man is seated at a desk looking at architectural plans. Drawings and renderings are displayed above the desk. On the desk is a hard hat that has "Bellagio" written on it.
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From the MGM Mirage Corporation Records (MS-00096). Several people are working in a design studio near a model of the Bellagio.
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From the MGM Mirage Corporation Records (MS-00096). Several people working in a design studio near a model of the Bellagio.
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From the MGM Mirage Corporation Records (MS-00096). Several people are working in a design studio near a model of the Bellagio.
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From the MGM Mirage Corporation Records (MS-00096). Several people working in a design studio near a model of the Bellagio.
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From the MGM Mirage Corporation Records (MS-00096). People work on a Bellagio model in a design studio.
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From the MGM Mirage Corporation Records (MS-00096). A person works on a Bellagio model while two others work at nearby desks in a design studio.
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From the MGM Mirage Corporation Records (MS-00096). A model of the Bellagio is displayed on a table in a design studio where people are working.
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From the MGM Mirage Corporation Records (MS-00096). A Bellagio model is displayed on a table in a design studio. Several people are standing and seated nearby.
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Oral history interview with Reika Sun conducted by Kristel Peralta on June 21, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Reika Sun discusses her childhood in Shanghai, China during the "one-child policy" and her upbringing by nannies while her parents worked. She shares how her family immmigrated to Las Vegas in 2009 to reunite with Reika's aunt and how Reika moved to Kansas to attend an English as a Second Language (ESL) program at Kansas State University. Reika also talks about her restaurant employment history after returning to Las Vegas, her membership in the Culinary Workers Union, and Chinese traditions and superstitions she grew up learning.
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