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Marie Antoinette Antonio oral history interview: transcript
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Oral history interview with Marie Antoinette Antonio conducted by Cecilia Winchell and Stefani Evans on December 4, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Marie reflects on her upbringing in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines and her love of music that came from her mother. Marie talks about studying music in college and traveling with her husband to Guam to become a music teacher at a Catholic school before immigrating to San Jose, California. She shares the culture shock they faced adapting to life in the United States and the higher cost of living in California, which caused the couple to move to Las Vegas. Marie discusses her life in Las Vegas, traditions and cultural celebrations she partakes in, and the American Dream.
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Photostat of a vineyard, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1928
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Fedora Bontempi and others at the Flamingo Hotel: photographic print
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Fedora Bontempi and others at the Flamingo Hotel: photographic print
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Photograph of Leonard Firestone and James Cashman, Las Vegas, July 30, 1946
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Postcard of gambling scene while man flirts with woman, approximately 1900s-1980s
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