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Interview with Ann G. Dye, November 1, 2004

Date

2004-11-01

Description

Narrator affiliation: Program Manager, ReeCO in support of Department of Defense, Los Alamos National Laboratory & Sandia Programs

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Margo Knowles interview, March 25, 1981: transcript

Date

1981-03-25

Description

From the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas, OH-01039. On March 25, 1981, collector Sonny Neighbors interviewed his mother, Margo Knowles (born October 13th, 1935 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Margo speaks about growing up and going to school in Las Vegas. She also discusses her work as a telephone operator in Las Vegas, and at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada.

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Transcript of interview with Fred Gibson by Maisie Gibson, March 9, 1975

Date

1975-03-09

Description

On March 9, 1975, Maisie Gibson interviewed Fred Gibson (born 1927 in Golden, Colorado) about his life in Nevada. Gibson first talks about his family’s background, their move to Nevada, and his education in early Las Vegas schools. He also mentions his service in the U.S. Army, his college education, and his occupation as an engineer at various companies. Gibson then talks about the various locations at which he has lived, his membership in clubs and charitable organizations, and his memories of the first properties on Fremont Street as well as those of the Helldorado Parade. The interview then covers the topics of mining, the atomic testing, economic and environmental changes, and social changes. The interview concludes with a discussion on the growth and development of Henderson, Nevada.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 19, 1993

Date

1993-05-19

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes, along with a National Student Exchange booklet. CSUN Session 23 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Interview with Charles E. Violet, May 22, 2004

Date

2004-05-22

Description

Narrator affiliation: Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Interview with James Nobuo Yamazaki, October 14, 2005

Date

2005-10-14

Description

Narrator affiliation: Physician in Charge, Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, Nagasaki

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Interview with Native American Forum on Nuclear Issues, April 10, 2008

Date

2008-04-10

Description

Narrator affiliation: Downwind Native Communities

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Eric Mendoza oral history interview: transcript

Date

2021-11-29

Description

Oral history interview with Eric Mendoza conducted by Holly O'Donnell on November 29, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Eric Mendoza shares his family's chain migration history from Manila, Philippines to the United States and his difficult immigration and naturalization process once arriving in America in 1996. He talks about what brought him to live in Las Vegas, Nevada, his education and professional pursuits, what his life is like in the United States compared to that of the Philippines, and the lives of his eight siblings. Eric Mendoza discusses the historical past of the Philippines, the infrastructure in place there, and government corruption. He also speaks to Filipino traditions and festivals, food and customs, his cultural identity, and assimilating to American culture.

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