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Horacio Lopez oral history interview: transcript

Date

2018-09-05

Description

Oral history interview with Horacio Lopez conducted by Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez on September 05, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Lopez discusses his early life in Cordova, New Mexico and arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963. He recalls the establishment of the Nevada Association of Latin Americans (NALA), the increase of Latin Americans in the southwest region of the United States, and his role as the Vice President of the Latin Chamber of Commerce. Lastly, Lopez discusses his thoughts on the future of Latino culture.

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Edmonton Journal (Firm)

publisher of the Edmonton Journal

Corporate Body

Maurice Halfon Behar oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02633

Abstract

Oral history interview with Maurice Halfon Behar conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 14, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Behar tells his Holocaust survivor story of being protected in France before immigrating at age of nine to live with relatives in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York. Behar also talks about his big real estate deal before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, and getting into the hotel security career.

Archival Collection

Audio recording clip of interview with Robert Agonia with Charlie Deitrich, June 29, 2005

Date

2005-06-29

Description

Narrator affiliation: Dept. of Energy Human Resources; Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation

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