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Royal Herald Byron III oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03585

Abstract

Oral history interview with Royal Herald Byron III conducted by Claytee D. White on March 19, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Byron discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up in the Westside community. He talks about his early interest in barbering, attending barber school in Los Angeles, California, and establishing a barber school in Las Vegas. Byron describes serving the homeless community and the importance of sanitation as a barber. Lastly, Byron discusses the expansion of his barber school to include locations in Henderson, the Westside, and Reno, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Rosa Lee Brewer, Maxine Westby, and Angelia Carter oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03605

Abstract

Oral history interview with Rosa Lee Brewer, Maxine Westby, and Angelia Carter conducted by Claytee D. White on April 17, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Brewer discusses her early life in Birmingham, Alabama and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1957. Brewer and Westby remember living in the Westside, J Street and Jackson Street businesses, and the issue of homelessness in that area. Later, Brewer, Westby, and Carter discuss the schools on the Westside and school integration. Lastly, Brewer, Westby, and Carter discuss changes in the Westside.

Archival Collection

Kathia Quiros Pereira oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03679

Abstract

Oral history interview with Kathia Quiros Pereira conducted by Monserrath Hernández on March 6, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Pereira discusses her personal history and immigration from Lima, Peru to the United States. She also talks of her educational background as a student at the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and her current work as a founding partner of Pereira Immigration Law Group where she exclusively practices immigration law in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Brian "Paco" Alvarez oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03681

Abstract

Oral history interview with Brian "Paco" Alvarez conducted by Monserrath Hernández and Barbara Tabach on January 28, February 13, and February 25, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.

Paco, a Las Vegas native, talks about his personal history and cultural roots as well as the history of Las Vegas and the University of Nevada Las Vegas. An artist, curator, and historian, Paco highlights historical events that have shaped Las Vegas from past to present.

Archival Collection

Irene Bustamante Adams oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03687

Abstract

Oral history interview with Irene Bustamante Adams conducted by Monserrath Hernández and Claytee D. White on May 13, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.

Irene discusses her personal history, her culture and family traditions, and her previous employment. She also talks about her time in Las Vegas and how she came to be a representative for District 42 in the Nevada Assembly. Subjects discussed include: Migrant Farmworkers; California; Mexican culture; Equal Opportunity Program

Archival Collection

Sergio "Checko" Salgado oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03670

Abstract

Oral history interview with Sergio "Checko" Salgado conducted by Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez, Barbara Tabach, Elsa Lopez, and Monserrath Hernández on June 4, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Checko talks about his personal history that led him to pursue journalism and photography. He discusses his education and employment working in art galleries in Denver, Colorado and Las Vegas, Nevada and the various art exhibitions he has designed including in the Marjorie Barrick Museum at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and in the Reynolds Senate Building in Washington, D.C.

Archival Collection

Krystal Ramirez oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03674

Abstract

Oral history interview with Krystal Ramirez conducted by Monserrath Hernández and Barbara Tabach on October 30, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.

Krystal talks about her personal history growing up in Texas and spending summers with her family in Mexico. She shares her thoughts about how Las Vegas has changed and how she has contributed to the city's art scene as a staff photographer for Vegas Seven (a local magazine), the New York Times, and the Marjorie Barrick Museum.

Subjects discussed include: Texas; Chihuahua, Mexico; Latinx Identity; Vegas Seven; Beat Coffee House; Downtown Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Dr. Javier A. Rodríguez oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03675

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dr. Javier A. Rodríguez conducted by Elsa Lopez and Barbara Tabach on December 19, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.

Dr. Javier Rodríguez, Biology Professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, talks of his personal and educational history that led him to UNLV. He discusses his migration from Puerto Rico to California where he received his PhD from the University of California Berkley and became a biological museum curator for various animal specimens. He later moved to Las Vegas to teach at UNLV where he has now been for nearly two decades; Dr. Rodríguez shares how UNLV has changed since he first started working here, including the university's increased interest in faculty research to become a Top Tier institution. Subjects discussed include: Puerto Rico; University of California Berkley; University funding; Tier 1 research institutions.

Archival Collection

Rocio Rodríguez-Martinez oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03664

Abstract

Oral history interview with Rocio Rodríguez-Martinez conducted by Elsa Lopez and Monserrath Hernández on June 21, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.

Rocio shares her personal history growing up in Bogotá, Colombia and how she immigrated to the United States. She talks about motherhood, her Latina identity, and her experiences raising her daughter in Los Angeles and Las Vegas with her husband. Rocio also discusses her employment history and how she was able to achieve her professional goals of becoming a Spanish and English teacher for the Clark County School District (CCSD)'s Family and Community Engagement Services (FACES) program. Her interview is conducted in Spanish.

Subjects discussed include: Bogotá, Colombia; El Salvador; Family and Community Engagement Services (FACES).

Archival Collection

Cassidy Wertheimer oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03668

Abstract

Oral history interview with Cassidy Wertheimer conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 18, 2020 for The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Cassidy is a math teacher at Southeast Career Technical Academy; she discusses her family, personal history, and her educational philosophy from both a teacher and parent perspective with particular regard to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Subjects discussed include: Southeast Career Technical Academy; Online learning; Online teaching.

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