Oral history interview with Liliam Lujan Hickey conducted by Claytee D. White on September 7, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Hickey speaks about working on building her educational “village” and the challenges of building in East Las Vegas, Nevada. Hickey discusses her early life in Cuba and life in Cuba before and after the Castro regime and her husband’s decision for both of them to flee Cuba for the United States. She also describes arriving in Las Vegas in 1964, working in real estate, and selling homes to the Cuban community. Hickey details her work with the Latin Chamber of Commerce and her involvement with Career Day at the Latin Chamber. She later discusses being elected to the State Board of Education. The interview ends with Hickey speaking on the neighborhoods she lived in and the political climate in 2018.

Oral history interview with Adela Montes De Oca conducted by Laurents Banuelos-Benitez on December 06, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Adela Montes De Oca discusses her early life in Mexico and describes her childhood as a happy and festive one. As an adult, Montes De Oca aspired to be a teacher, but could not due to financial hardship. She shares how this affected her life and influenced her career choice, instead becoming a social worker. Montes De Oca recalls what she learned after spending twenty years working with children in Mexican orphanages. In 2003, Montes De Oca decided to move to Las Vegas, Nevada to join her family who had immigrated years prior. She discusses her immigration and her new career in Las Vegas. She shares her views on the importance of unions and her experiences working with the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 as an event organizer and union manager.