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Interview with Henry Eloy Peluaga, April 22, 2005

Date

2005-04-22

Description

Narrator affiliation: Miner, Walking Boss, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

Text

Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 07

Description

Board meeting minutes for the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, Nevada, April 22, 1987.

Astrid Silva oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03709

Abstract

Oral history interview with Astrid Silva conducted by Monserrath Hernández and Barbara Tabach on April 22, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Astrid Silva was born in Gomez Palacio, Durango in 1988. She immigrated with her mother to the United States in 1992, where they were met by her father before flying to Los Angeles. She recounts her first impression of the United States and her families eventual move to Las Vegas, where she describes her time living in Las Vegas’ west side and struggles she faced being an undocumented student living in Las Vegas. She describes her first meeting with Senator Harry Reid and the friendship that developed afterwards. She has spoken at the Democratic National Convention and has been vocal about her status as a Dreamer. She is currently the Executive Director for DREAM Big Nevada which was established in 2017 in order to provide aid to Nevada’s immigrant families. She writes about her hopes for Dreamers and her continued work in expanding the ways that immigrant families can be helped in an always changing political climate. Subjects discussed include: DACA, Dreamers, Immigrant Rights, and Higher Education.

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Interview with Oscar Foger, May 5, 2005

Date

2005-05-05

Description

Narrator affiliation: Miner, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

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