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Yvanna Cancela oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Yvanna Cancela conducted by Monserrath Hernández and Barbara Tabach on February 27, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.
Yvanna Cancela, Nevada State Senator, discusses her personal history growing up in Miami, Florida and her studies at Northwestern University. She talks of working for Senator Harry Reid's campaign in Las Vegas, which led to her organizing efforts for the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. Yvanna recalls being appointed to the Nevada State Senate in 2016 as the first female state senate majority. In addition to fulfilling her duties as the Co-Majority Whip, she worked on the Joe Biden campaign and is the Executive Director of the Citizenship Project. After this interview was conducted, Yvanna received her Juris Doctorate from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Subjects discussed include: Miami, Florida; Nevada State Senate; The Citizenship Project
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Carole Fisher oral history interview: transcript
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Oral history interview with Carole Fisher conducted by Barbara Tabach on December 14, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Fisher discusses her family background and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979. Fisher talks about Nathan Adelson Hospice, programs that they provide for the Las Vegas senior community, and the increase of hospices in Las Vegas. She describes how Nathan Adelson Hospice is able to provide care for uninsured people, fundraising events they organize, and how their hospice differs from traditional hospital care. Lastly, Fisher discusses the significance of death in the Jewish religion.
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Stanley Weiner oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Stanley Weiner conducted by Kyle Wolff on March 12, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Weiner talks about his father's employment, his own series of jobs, and living in different parts of Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about population growth, education opportunities in town, transportation, and recreation.
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Correspondence: Bob Loux, 2004
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Collection Name: Shelley Berkley Papers
Box/Folder: Box 22
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Correspondence: Joe Egan, 2002
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Collection Name: Shelley Berkley Papers
Box/Folder: Box 22
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Acupuncture, 1972-1974
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Collection Name: Jean Ford Papers
Box/Folder: Box 22
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Newsletters, construction notebook, and promotional material
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Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Box 22
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Resumes, 1966
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Collection Name: Oran K. Gragson Papers
Box/Folder: Box 22
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Black and White program, 1951
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Collection Name: Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls
Box/Folder: Box 22
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Das Casino brochure, 1951
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Collection Name: Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls
Box/Folder: Box 22
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