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Minutes from Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors meetings, June 1996 - May 1997

Date

1996 to 1997

Archival Collection

Description

Meeting minutes include reports from committees of the board, correspondence, and balance sheets.

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Gregory T. H. Lee oral history interview: transcript

Date

2020-12-01

Description

Oral history interview with Gregory T. H. Lee conducted by Stefani Evans, Ayrton Yamaguchi, Cecilia Winchell, and Kristel Marie Peralta on December 1, 2020 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Gregory discusses his birth in Honolulu, Hawai'i, his upbringing in San Francisco, California, his education from Harvard University, and his moving to Las Vegas in 1988 with his family. He shares how his parents, Doris Shoong Lee and Ted Lee, purchased a casino on East Sahara Avenue and renamed it the Eureka before Gregory left Las Vegas to earn his Juris Doctorate degree from USC Gould School of Law. He talks about his employment history related to law and the joint venture with his parents to open Eureka's sister property in Mesquite, Nevada. Gregory also discusses his Chinese and Japanese heritage, the Hawaiian culture, and his current affairs as well as his take on current events and discrimination in the United States, with particular regard to Black Lives Matter and COVID-19. Subjects discussed include: Kyushu, Japan and "China virus."

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Parkhurst, Joyce Anne (Reese)

Joyce Anne Parkhurst (née Reese) was born on October 24, 1935, in Long Beach, California. Joyce married James on January 30, 1955, and they had five children: Jim, Jeff, Jennifer, Jocelyn, and Jill.

Parkhurst attended one and a half years of college and one and a half years of nursing school.

Parkhurst was employed as a nurse for 14 years.

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