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Chronological Correspondence, 1974 July-August
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of Vice President for Academic Affairs Records
Box/Folder: Box 122
Archival Component
Wadhams, Jim, 1983 July 28
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 49
Archival Component
Tire shop, 1973 July 10
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Archival Component
Kaku Makino and Masako "Julie" Ishitsuka oral history interview: transcript
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Oral history interview with Kaku Makino and Masako "Julie" Ishitsuka 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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