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Musiette McKinney oral history interview, 2024 July 02
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Oral history interview with Musiette McKinney conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on July 2, 2024 for Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Musiette KcKinney recalls a childhood in Illinois and Pomona, California. She describes being recruited out of high school to play at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1975, and then being drafted to the San Francisco Pioneers, an expansion team in the first women's professional basketball league, the Women's Basketball League. Returning to Pomona, McKinney coached basketball part time for Mount San Antonio Community College (Mt. SAC) and earned her A.A. in Criminal Justice. In 1992, McKinney arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada as UNLV's Assistant Women's Basketball Coach for four years under Head Coach Jim Bolla. After two years at the Andre Agassi Academy, McKinney returned to UNLV to work with the Center for Academic Enrichment & Outreach. McKinney was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame with her former team, the San Francisco Pioneers, and the entire Women's Professional Basketball League as "Trailblazers of the Game." Digital audio and photographs available.
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Collection Name: Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews
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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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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen, July 4, 1938
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
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#69820: Clothing from the Sidney Collection on July 30, 2014, 2014 July 30
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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#69219: Graduate College staff portraits on July 24, 2013, 2013 July 24
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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#69220: Graduate College staff portraits on July 25, 2013, 2013 July 25
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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