Oral history interview with Su Kim Chung conducted by Claytee White on March 11, 2021 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.
Su Kim Chung is the Public Services Department Head of University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lied Library's Special Collections and Archives. This interview was conducted in part for the 20th year celebration of Lied Library. Su Kim first talks about the construction of Lied Library and what makes it special compared to the previous library building on campus. She then discusses her personal history and education that led her to UNLV, where she has now worked for 22 years. Her work involves manuscript curation, panel discussions with Las Vegas entertainers, and oral history collection among other activities. She has also written a book, Las Vegas Then and Now, that talks of the city's rich entertainment history.
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Gay Pride 1996 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park.
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Gay Pride 1996 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park.
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Gay Pride 1996 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park.
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Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Club Utopia dance tent.
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Gay Pride 1997 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park. (5-10-97)
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Oral history interview with D. Taylor conducted by Claytee White on July 25, 2014 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Taylor recalls the 1984 Culinary Workers Union Local 226 citywide strike for improved health coverage for employees. He also talks about the history of the labor union, its leadership, and the union representative structure giving a larger voice to the racially diverse workforce in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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