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Rabbi Shea Harlig oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00792

Abstract

Oral history interview with Rabbi Shea Harlig conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 05, 2014 for West Charleston Neighborhoods: An Oral History Project of Ward 1. In his interview Rabbi Harlig discusses creating a Chabad movement in Southern Nevada. Rabbi Harlig also discusses the story of the moving to Las Vegas, founding the Chabad school, and the current Chabad expansion in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Brendan Ly oral history interview: transcript

Date

2021-03-27

Archival Collection

Description

Oral history interview with Brendan Ly conducted by Cecilia Winchell and Stefani Evans on March 27, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Brendan discusses his background growing up in communist Vietnam in the early 1970s and fleeing with his family as refugees; they immigrated to Hong Kong, China before moving to the United States to live briefly in North Carolina before settling in California. Brendan talks about working at a young age picking fruit, working in catering, and having positions in retail before pursuing higher education and studying pharmaceuticals. He shares stories of his work experience with Walgreens and how this led to him opening a pharmacy with his brother, which they've managed together for the past 18 years.

Text

G. L. Vitto oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01882

Abstract

Oral history interview with G. L. Vitto conducted by Phil Sabol on March 01, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Vitto discusses his personal history.

Archival Collection

Orpha Woods oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02020

Abstract

Oral history interview with Orpha Woods conducted by Louis H. Lindsay on February 23, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Woods discusses the history of Mesquite, Nevada.

Archival Collection