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Benilda Long Somes oral history interview: transcript
Oral history interview with Benilda Long Somes conducted by Vincent Long on November 29, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Benilda discusses her life in Magalang, Philippines and her immigration to Saipan, part of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a young woman. She talks about meeting her partner, airman Robert Long, the birth of their son, and Robert's untimely death in an air crash less than a year later. Benilda shares how she and her child immigrated to the United States to be with family and their move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2009.
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Photograph of a water wheel on the Tomiyasu farm, Las Vegas, circa 1930's
Water wheel on the Tomiyasu farm.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Water wheel on the Tomiyasu farm. It was used for about 10 years in the 1930s and stood six feet tall."
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Audio clip from interview with Doug Unger, August 26, 2014
Part of an interview with Doug Unger on August 26, 2014. In this interview, Unger discusses how he acquired Supreme Mattress, a local mattress company that supplied mattresses to Strip casinos.
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Frank Bonner recording, 1979
Bonner speaks about his dislike of routine, his perception of the characters he creates and plays, drugs in Hollywood, his glaucoma diagnosis, success in the field, and how acting has helped him over the years.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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