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Transcript of interview with Craig Palacios by Stefani Evans and Claytee White, September 27, 2016
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Archival Collection
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Craig Palacios was born on November 1, 1971 and grew up in the Paradise Palms neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada. His family lived close to him and he remembers playing with his relatives up and down the Maryland Parkway Corridor. His first job was in construction where he poured and finished concrete. His talents for design became apparent and he began a new job as a swimming pool designer. Craig’s first company was a concrete company, but he later had to close its doors. After that, Craig decided to attend college and graduated with degrees in Architecture and Art History from UNLV in 2005. He worked for YWS Architecture for a few years before opening his own studio in 2011. Since then, BunnyFish Studio has worked on the Downtown Project and the Maryland Parkway Project.
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Clement Bernier oral history presentation
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Oral history presentation by Clement "Clem" Bernier for an unidentified audience of students, approximately 1977. In his presentation, Bernier identifies himself as a "hotel man" and explains that he has been general manager of the Hacienda Hotel and Casino for a year and considered it a very different challenge to his earlier years in hotel management. He discusses how he became a hotel general manager, the work involved in learning the trade, and the differences between managing a regular hotel and managing a hotel and casino. He also asks and takes questions from the audience.
Archival Collection
Henry Sanchez, owner-operator of Diamond Metal Works sheetmetal fabrication and welding shop, stands inside his Las Vegas, Nevada business: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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In business since 1980, Henry Sanchez, owner-operator of Diamond Metal Works, a sheetmetal fabrications and welding shop, is reflective of many young Hispanics who each year are starting their own businesses. Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Sanchez graduated from Basic High School in Henderson and served his 4-year apprenticeship with Sheetmetal Local 88 in Las Vegas.
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