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Juliana Chen oral history interview: transcript

Date

2022-03-21

Description

Oral history interview with Juliana Chen conducted by Cecilia Winchell and Stefani Evans on March 21, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Juliana Chen shares her upbringing in Hunan, China and her experiences as a teenager training to become a professional ballet dancer. She discusses her rigorous training and troupe career that ended when Chen sustained a knee injury. With a desire to try something new while still being able to perform, Chen immigrated to Vancouver, Canada and began practicing magic. Chen shares that although she didn't know anyone or speak English, she practiced her craft and broadened her knowledge by joining professional organizations including the International Brotherhood of Magicians. After winning several magic competitions, Chen performed on the Las Vegas Strip at Caesar's Palace and the Riviera Hotel and Casino. She shares her current professional pursuits, her connection to the Las Vegas magician community, and her thoughts on Chinese culture and cuisine.

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Hoover Dam powerplant: photographic print

Date

1952-10-31

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Hoover Dam Powerplant by the States switchyard area. Blasting for removal of overburden. Stamp on the back reads, "Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation BCP # 8155 Boulder Canyon Project Boulder City, Nevada."

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Photograph of Pahrump lettering at the Lazy 88 Ranch, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

White rocks spell out "Pahrump" on the desert floor near the Lazy 88 Ranch, a project of the 99's flying organization. See Image 0131 127, pho023503 and 0131 131, pho023505. Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch

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News report: Lady Casino Boss, 1981 October 12

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File

Archival Collection

Claudine Williams Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00094
Collection Name: Claudine Williams Papers
Box/Folder: Box 22 (Restrictions apply), Digital File 00 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), 1996, Ambient Levels and Noncancer Health Effects of Inhaled Crystalline and Amorphous Silica: Health Issue Assessment, EPA/600/R-95/115, National Center for Environmental Assessment. Office of Research and Development. Washington, D.C., 1996

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 22

Archival Component

Stewart B.. 1998. "YMP EIS Information Request - CA1RS Statistics for Construction and Non-Construction Activities During TBM Operations."electronic communication with attachment to J. Steinhoff (TRW Environmental Safetv Systems Inc.), December 17, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1998

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 22

Archival Component

EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), 1995a, User's Guide for Industrial Source Complex (ISC3) Dispersion Models. EPA-454/B-95- 003a, Emissions, Monitoring, and Analysis Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Research Triangle Park. North Carolina, 1995

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File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 22

Archival Component

EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), 1996, Ambient Levels and Noncancer Health Effects of Inhaled Crystalline and Amorphous Silica: Health Issue Assessment, EPA/600/R-95/115, National Center for Environmental Assessment. Office of Research and Development. Washington, D.C., 1996

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 22

Archival Component

Napier, B. A., D. L. Strenge, R. A. Peloquin, J. V. Ramsdell, and P. D. Rittmann, 1997, RSICC Computer Code Collection, GENII 1.485, Environmental Radiation Dosimetry Software System, CCC-601, PNL- 6584, Radiation Safety Information Computational Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Hanford, Washington, 1997

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File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 22

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Sands Hotel primary marquee advertises Jerry Lewis; Bob De Voye Trio; the most beautiful girls in the west; Antonio Morelli and His Music; secondary marquee advertises Lillian Briggs; Clark Bros.; Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps; Four Voices, approximately 1950-1969

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File

Archival Collection

Sands Hotel Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00287
Collection Name: Sands Hotel Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22

Archival Component