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Charissa B. Fabian oral history interview: transcript
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Oral history interview with Charissa B. Fabian conducted by Kyle Gregory Baluyut on November 24, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Charissa B. Fabian discusses her upbringing in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines with her three siblings and memories shared with her grandparents and cousins. She talks about her nursing education from the University of the Philippines and her immigration via a recruitment agency to work in New York. Charissa Fabian reflects on her move to Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband in 1995, the growing Filipino population in the city, and her work as a nurse. She also shares her thoughts on the immigration process, the COVID-19 pandemic, and politics.
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Zia U. Khan oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Zia U. Khan conducted by Vanessa Concepcion, Cecilia Winchell, and Stefani Evans on May 21, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Zia talks about his childhood growing up in Zambia, Africa and reflects on the personal histories of his family. Zia shares how he returned to his birth country of India to attend medical school before immigrating to the United States to complete his cardiology residency at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Zia also discusses his move to Las Vegas where he opened his own cardiology practice, Desert Cardiovascular Consultants. He shares stories of his work as well as his philanthropic efforts with the Imagine Foundation and other humanitarian causes.
Archival Collection
Michael Tell oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Michael Tell conducted by Barbara Tabach on January 06, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Tell discusses growing up around anti-Semitism in Las Vegas, Nevada, the
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Harry Kogan oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Harry Kogan conducted by Barbara Tabach on January 12, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. As he nears his 100th birthday, Kogan discusses his Jewish heritage, growing up the son of Russian immigrants, being in the commercial refrigeration business with his brothers, and his philanthropy.
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Nevada Gay Times, 1983
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 04
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