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June Monroe and Kazuko Atomura oral history interview: transcripts

Date

2022-07-14

Description

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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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 9, 1989

Date

1989-03-09

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes with additional information about senate bills.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 10, 1983

Date

1983-08-10

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes along with additional information about the violation.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 03, 1979

Date

1979-03-03

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes with additional information about the requests for funds, tentative schedule, posters, and the judicial council meeting.

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