Oral history interview with Jeff Ju conducted by Jennifer Sui on November 17, 2021 for the Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Ju recalls moving to the United States with his family at the age of ten. He discusses his relationships with his parents, how it has changed, and experiencing discrimination and racism at work and as an individual. While he lives in New York, Ju visits Las Vegas, Nevada regularly and shares how he finds it more inclusive and welcoming compared to New York or Korea.
Oral history interview with Fred B. Houghton conducted by Philip Partridge on February 09, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Houghton discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada and how he came to practice law.
Oral history interview with Fairlaine Trousdale conducted by Lorna Blount Holmberg on February 2, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Trousdale discusses education in Southern Nevada, the Culinary Union, and changes in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Oral history interview with Morgan J. Sweeny conducted by James M. Greene on September 20, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Sweeny discusses Boulder City, Nevada and the Boulder (Hoover) Dam.
Oral history interview with Kenneth Ousley conducted by Patricia van Betten on October 02, 2009 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Ousley discusses his personal history and moving to Blue Diamond, Nevada with his family. He talks about the work his father did as a miner at the Blue Diamond Mine and describes life in the village during the 1930s. Ousley recalls his visits to Las Vegas, Nevada and the construction of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam). Lastly, Ousley talks about Cottonwood Ranch and the Blue Diamond school.
Oral history interview with Louise Madden conducted by Jerry Masini on July 08, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Madden discusses her personal history and recalls her various occupations in Las Vegas, Nevada casinos. Madden also discusses the changes in the casinos and the Las Vegas Strip while Las Vegas, Nevada grew in population.
Oral history interview with John Graves conducted by Hank Baran on March 01, 1987 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Graves discusses the gaming industry, the women in gaming, hotels on the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip, McCarran Airfield, and golfing in Southern Nevada.
Oral history interview with Jackie Hyatte conducted by Cathy Jones on May 08, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hyatte discusses the social changes that the African American community went through in Las Vegas, Nevada; gambling, and casinos.
Oral history interview with Ward Lindquist conducted by Martin A. Judd on February 28, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Lindquist discusses his work as a bartender, maritime pilot, and sheet metal worker in Southern Nevada. He also discusses his early life in South Dakota, family, and his various occupations prior to arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1946.
Oral history interview with Theresa Page conducted by Michael Hamelmann on March 01, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Page discusses her early life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Later, Page discusses the atomic bomb testing and the possible economic benefits it had on Las Vegas. Lastly, Page discusses the reasons people have had for moving to Las Vegas.