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Patricia Marchese Professional Papers, 1967-2007

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Scope and Contents

The Patricia Marchese Professional Papers (1967-2007) contain awards, a Clark County Services and Facilities Directory, correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, Clark County Parks and Recreation information, art exhibits, and musical performances brochures. Also included are speeches, professional papers, Las Vegas Centennial Board (LVCB) end of year report, and a LVCB book.

Archival Collection

Lamar and Patricia Marchese Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00884
Collection Name: Lamar and Patricia Marchese Papers
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Christian Chan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03851

Abstract

Oral history interview with Christian Chan conducted by Cecilia Winchell, Jerwin Tiu, and Stefani Evans on May 06, 2022 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Chan begins by describing her childhood in Hong Kong and later moving to San Francisco, California with her family, then to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965. She recalls attending Sunrise Acres and Roy Martin Middle School before graduating from Valley High School as valedictorian. In college, Chan attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and graduated with a degree in engineering. After college, she found work in the Las Vegas Valley Water District and became the first woman engineer. During her five years there, she excountered subtle sexism for the first time. Chan continues the interview by describing her work while she lived in California, as well as her years internationally living in the Philippines as well as Ecuador. Throughout the interview, Chan touches on topics ranging from identity, to her impressions of the different generations, discrimination, and the growth of Las Vegas.

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