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Simmons, Eva G.

Eva G. Simmons was born in Somerville, Texas December 31, 1938. She grew up in Austin, Texas. Simmons moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963. She worked for the Clark County School District, and has an elementary school in North Las Vegas, Nevada named for her. Eva Goins Simmons never imagined moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, but she moved here twice: Once briefly in 1957 to be with her sister and then again continuously in 1963 after graduating from University of Texas, Austin and marrying her husband George Simmons.

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Deacon, James E.

James Deacon was born at home in White, South Dakota. For the first few years of his life, the family moved around a lot to accommodate his father's job as school superintendent. Their summers were spent in a cabin on a lake, where Jim helped his grandparents in their store, seining minnows, clerking, and storing ice. From his eighth grade year through high school graduation, the family lived in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

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Sabbath, Roberta Sterman

Roberta Sabbath was born on December 23, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia. She received her bachelor's degree in French Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1965 and married Dennis Sabbath in 1967. The couple spent two years in Chicago, Illinois before moving to Kodiak, Alaska in 1969 where she started an adult basic education program and a youth program. After about two years in Alaska, Sabbath and her husband moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.

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The Vista Group. Vista Realty Inc.

Vista Group is a real estate development company for office, retail, industrial and residential projects. It was founded by Michael Saltman, the managing general partner and president. Saltman also founded and served as managing general partner of the Flamingo Decatur Partnership and managing partner of Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporation Development, Las Vegas Technology Center.Saltman earned his BA from Michigan State University and his law degree from Wayne State University Law School.

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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, July 1, 1971

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1971-07-01

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Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Photographs from the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984

Date

1984

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Sixteen photos taken at the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. WE CAN (Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect) was a chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse. Individuals include Judge John F. Mendoza, attorney Bob Faiss, Paula Mendenhall, Chris Hall, Judge John McGroarty, Blanche Zucker, Leigh Schaller, Harriet Schaller, Joan Doubrava, Kathy Stewart and John Walsh. Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1 South Main Street

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June Monroe and Kazuko Atomura oral history interview: transcripts

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2022-07-14

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Oral history interviews with June Monroe and Kazuko Atomura conducted by Cecilia Winchell and Stefani Evans on July 14 and July 19, 2022 for Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In the first interview, Kazuko Atomura describes her childhood in Taiwan and Tokyo, Japan, and shares both happy and difficult mememories of that time. Atomura eventually moved to Los Angeles, California, where she reconnected with a man she previously met in Japan. She married him and together had their daughter, June Monroe, and another son while living in Corpus Christi, Texas. After difficult medical procedures involving Atomura's husband and Monroe's younger brother, Brian, the family relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada. Monroe recalls attending Las Vegas High School and Bonanza High School, and the struggle of making new friends as a young person. In the second interview, the mother and daughter discuss racism, discrimination, and identity. Kazuko Atomura recalls her many experiences with discrimination as a result of both her appearance and language barriers. June Monroe discusses how she came to be proud of her Japanese heritage, while Atomura discusses some of the community activities she has been involved in since living in Las Vegas including the Japanese Culture Club and odori dancing. Then, both Atomura and Monroe discuss Monroe's brother, Brian, who received two kidney transplants; one from Monroe's father and one from Monroe herself. Atomura talks about the shrines she has built for Brian, the experience of him being on dialysis, care taking, and his final days. Monroe shares about her activism with organ donation, being regularly involved with the Nevada Donor Network and helping to pass significant pieces of legislation within the area of organ donation.

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