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Exterior of the Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 September 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Entrance to the Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 September 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Desert Torah Academy gymnasium, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 September 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Library at Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 September 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Library at Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 September 22
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Kaku Makino and Julie Kano oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Kaku Makino and Julie Kano conducted by Kristel Peralta, Vanessa Concepcion, Ayrton Yamaguchi, and Stefani Evans on March 22, 2021 for the Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Makino discusses his early life in Tokyo, Japan and becoming a chef. He recalls arriving to the United States in 1989, establishing the Todai (now Makino Sushi & Seafood Buffet) restaurant chain, and opening nineteen locations in California, Florida, and in Hawaii. Kano talks about her upbringing in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan and describes Japan during the Meiji era. She remembers arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2000 and the cultural change she experienced. Lastly, Makino and Kano discuss the restaurant industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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North Las Vegas: Kiel Ranch Bicentennial Project Financial History, miscellaneous donations, 1976, 1983
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Kiel Ranch Preservation Committee Records
Box/Folder: Box 02
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