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Moises Denis interview, January 11, 2019: transcript

Date

2019-01-11

Description

Interviewed by Marcela Rodriguez-Campo. Laurents Bañuelos-Benites, Maribel Calderón, and Barbara Tabach also participate in the questioning. Moises "Mo" Denis is a Cuban American born in Brooklyn, New York. He served as the first Latino Majority Leader in the Nevada State Senate and has been involved in public service for over 30 years. As a leader in the Church of Latter Day Saints and his involvement with supporting Latinx initiatives, Mo has been able to increase the representation of Latinos in politics and support educational reform. While early on his family moved around a lot, they finally settled in Las Vegas and have continued to grow their family. Mo is a Rancho High School alum and went on to graduate from Brigham Young University as a music major. He first started his career by opening a music store, but later began working in the tech industry. Eventually, through his involvement in the PTA, Mo was appointed to serve on the Clark County Library Board. There he was involve

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Humanist Association of Las Vegas and Southern Nevada (HALVASON) Newsletters

Identifier

MS-00737

Abstract

The Humanist Organization of Las Vegas and Southern Nevada (HALVASON) collection contains newsletters from February 1998 to September 2008. Some years are missing issues. There is one folder of related newsletters.

Archival Collection

Interview with Anne Symens-Bucher, August 6, 2005

Date

2005-08-06

Description

Narrator affiliation: Co-Founder, Nevada Desert Experience

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Hicks, Dee, 1946-

Dee Hicks was born in Damascus, Arkansas in 1946. She was the tenth of 13 children born to Guy and Augusta Goff. Her father was a Baptist preacher and carpenter by trade, and her mother was a housewife. Hick’s decision to become a nurse became a focal point in her life in the tenth grade. She joined the Future Nurses’ Club and geared her high school classes toward nursing. Later, Hicks went to Oklahoma Baptist University and graduated with a bachelor of science in nursing.

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Minutes from Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors meetings, June 1987 - May 1988 (2 of 2)

Date

1987 to 1988

Archival Collection

Description

Meeting minutes include reports from committees of the board, correspondence, and balance sheets.

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