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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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Harley, Gay, 1987 November 11
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 07
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Alicia Montgomery and an unidentified woman at the Community Counseling Center booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Freezone nightclub float at the second annual Gay Pride parade, image 002: photographic print
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Gay and Lesbian Caucus of the Clark County Teachers' Association booth at Gay Pride: photographic print, 1997 May 10
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 037
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Las Vegas Gay and Lesbian Chorus performing at Gay Pride, image 001: photographic print, 1998 April 25
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 038
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Mike Spadoni at the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association booth at Gay Pride: photographic print, 1998 April 25
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 039
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Nevada Gay Rodeo Association float in the third annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print, 1999 May 08
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 040
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James Dean Leavitt oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with James Dean Leavitt conducted by Claytee D. White on September 27 and October 4, 2022 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Leavitt recalls his role in establishing a medical school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), now known as Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine. Leavitt was elected to the Board of Regents in 2004 while Jim Rogers was interim Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), and he suggested the creation of an ad hoc committee Health Science Center Committee. In 2009, Leavitt became Chairman of the Board of Regents, Dan Klaich became Chancellor, and in the following year, Dr. Mark Doubrava joined the board. In May 2014, the planning dean was hired, Dr. Barbara Atkinson, and the UNLV School of Medicine was officially established on August 22, 2014.
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Wade Maggert as the disc jockey for Club Utopia at Gay Pride, image 001: photographic print
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