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Olivia Meneses oral history interview: transcript
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Oral history interview with Olivia Meneses conducted by Elsa Lopez and Barbara Tabach on September 18, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Olivia Meneses describes growing up in Mexico City and attending la Universidad Iberoamericana during the 1968 student movement that culminated in the Tlatelolco massacre. She discusses migrating to the United States in 1983 and moving to Las Vegas in 1985, where she began teaching Spanish to kindergarten students.
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History of Blue Diamond in Nevada Oral History Project Public Event
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History of Blue Diamond in Nevada Oral History Project Public Event conducted by the Blue Diamond History Committee from approximately 2005 to 2015 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. During this event, multiple unidentified individuals narrate the history of Blue Diamond Village in a public event hosted by the Blue Diamond History Committee. Other individuals also share personal stories of their experiences in Blue Diamond Village.
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Photograph of Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 22, 2016
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Exterior of main entrance to Temple Beth Sholom. The entrance features Jerusalem stone.
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Photograph of Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 22, 2016
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Exterior of main entrance to Temple Beth Sholom features Jerusalem stone and the 14 foot high mahogany doors moved from the original Temple on Oakey.
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Photograph of Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 22, 2016
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Exterior of main entrance to Temple Beth Sholom features Jerusalem stone and the 14 foot high mahogany doors moved from the original Temple on Oakey.
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Frontier Strike rally with a union leader named "Kirklin", Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 April 22 (folder 1 of 1), image 22
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Fifth anniversary Frontier Strike: banquet, and rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1996 September 21-22 (folder 1 of 4), image 22
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Fifth anniversary Frontier Strike: banquet, and rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1996 September 21-22 (folder 2 of 4), image 22
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Fifth anniversary Frontier Strike: banquet, and rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1996 September 21-22 (folder 3 of 4), image 22
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Sophie Bogdanovich Romans oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Sophie Bogdanovich Romans conducted by Patricia van Betten on March 03, 2009 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Romans discusses her family life, including her mother's cleaning routine and her father's gardening habits. Bogdanovich briefly describes the gypsum mines where her father worked in Blue Diamond, Nevada. Romans talks about her childhood, her daily life in Blue Diamond, and her education.
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