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Antioco Carrillo oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-03689

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Antioco Carrillo conducted by Rodrigo Vazquez and Monserrath Hernández on June 27, 2019 and July 11, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Carrillo discusses his early life in Jalisco, Mexico. He talks about attending an all-boys school, the braceros program, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987. Carrillo describes the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Las Vegas, being executive director of Aid for AIDS Nevada (AFAN), and the disproportionate infection rate of Hispanics and African Americans. Carrillo talks about advocating for same sex marriage, his involvement with lawsuits that involve defining marriage in Nevada, and being the first same-sex marriage in Nevada. Lastly, Carrillo discusses the struggles to achieve equality, and living in a heterosexual society.

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Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada

Identifier

MS-00887

Abstract

The Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada (approximately 1987-1995) consists of oral histories collected by Andrew Russell while researching his master's thesis, "Friends, neighbors, foes, and invaders: conflicting images and experiences of Japanese Americans in wartime Nevada" while at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The interviews are audiocassettes and must be reformatted before use. Some interviews have accompanying biographical information or draft transcripts.

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Joan Kane Collection of Casino Training Manuals

Identifier

MS-01184

Abstract

The Joan Kane Collection of Casino Training Manuals (approximately 1980-1999) contains various human resource training manuals for Atlantic City, New Jersey properties (Playboy Casino, Atlantis, Golden Nugget), Las Vegas, Nevada properties (Fremont Casino, Stratosphere, New York New York, Planet Hollywood) Circus Circus in Mississippi, and various riverboat gaming locales. Of note is a the Playboy Bunny club training manual, UNLV gaming training workshop, and some general manuals related to how to respond to potential labor strikes.

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