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Horacio Lopez oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Horacio Lopez conducted by Laurents Banuelos on September 05, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Lopez discusses his early life in Cordova, New Mexico and arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963. He recalls the establishment of the Nevada Association of Latin Americans (NALA), the increase of Latin Americans in the southwest region of the United States, and his role as the Vice President of the Latin Chamber of Commerce. Lastly, Lopez discusses his thoughts on the future of Latino culture.
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Larry L. Woodrum oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Larry L. Woodrum conducted by Michael T. Groome on March 11, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Woodrum discusses banking in Southern Nevada. Woodrum then describes the growth in population of Las Vegas, Nevada, and explains why banking is important. Lastly, he discusses the advancement of banking in Las Vegas.
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Officers of Council #11081 standing in front of completed LULAC Multi-Purpose Bilingual Senior Center building: photographic print
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Happily celebrating a dream come true for southern Nevada's Hispanic community are the 1985 and 1986 Officers of Council #11081 of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), who are standing in front of the completed building. These officers were responsible for writing the grants and lobbying the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark and State of Nevada to obtain the $475,000 it took to construct the Center. The center is the first fully bilingual-staffed senior center in the State of Nevada. In 2019, the former LULAC Senior Center is operated by the Latin Chamber of Commerce of Nevada and has been renamed the Arturo Cambeiro Senior Center. L to R: The late Nick Flores, Grace Salazar, Bob Agonia, the late Corrine Gutierrez, Chairperson, Construction Committee, Gus Ramos, Tom Rodriguez, Grant Writer and former Vice-President, and the late, Delia Martinez, Chairperson, LULAC Council #11081.
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University of Nevada Board of Regents: photographic print
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Audio clip 2 from interview with Priscilla Schwartz, June 16, 2016
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In this audio clip, Priscilla Schwartz discusses her work with Compassionate Care