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Casiano Corpus Jr. oral history interview: transcript

Date

2023-02-14

Description

Oral history interview with Casiano Corpus Jr. conducted by Cecilia Winchell and Stefani Evans on February 14, 2023 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Corpus Jr. details a difficult childhood in the Philippines, where society is highly socioeconomically stratified. He recalls his parents working a number of jobs to support their large family, and as soon as he finished his primary schooling, he also started working in construction. When his father was finally petitioned by his uncle to move to the United States, Corpus was at first reluctant to go, since he had a familiar life in the Philippines, but has come to love the United States and the life he created for himself. Immediately after moving to the United States, their family landed in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Corpus began working a number of jobs. He started out as a busboy at a Chinese restaurant before deciding that he wanted to work in a casino and moved to Union Plaza. His current job is as a porter at Palace Station, where he has been for the past 31 years. He has also been working to unionize Palace Station and Station casinos with the Culinary Union for the past twelve years. He talks about the hunger strike he organized, why he organizes with no fear, and what he hopes to see out of his efforts throughout the interview.

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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his family, October 31, 1906

Date

1905-10-31

Archival Collection

Description

Letter home from Earle. The letter discussed a shooting that occurred, his work hours, eating schedules/breaks in the office, a pneumonia outbreak, and a break post statement on rain and the water supply.

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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker letter to his mother, November 11, 1906

Date

1906-11-11

Archival Collection

Description

Letter to his mother. The last half of the letter discusses the stock market, specifically money he invested into the Rochester-Goldfield stock.

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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, November 17, 1906

Date

1906-11-17

Archival Collection

Description

Letter to his mother. He wrote about the Goldfield Hotel burning down. He wrote about casualties, the length of time it took to get the fire out.

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Scrapbook of Clyde and Edith Barcus, Tonopah (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Archival Collection

Description

Site Name: The Bottle House (Rhyolite, Nev.)
Piper's Opera House (Virginia City, Nev.)
Goldfield Hotel (Goldfield, Nev.)

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