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Alpha Kappa Alpha Theta Theta Omega oral history interviews, 2019 to 2020
The materials include audio and video clips of oral history interviews conducted with Charter (members since 1965), Golden (50+ years), and Silver (25+ years) members of Theta Theta Omega between 2019 to 2020. Audio and video clips include raw footage as well as edited audio interviews with each member. This series also includes reference material such as a copy of the interview questions, list of golden and silver sorors, and an October 2019 copy of
Collection Name: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records
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Mario Sandoval interview, December 6, 2018: transcript
Interviewed by Claytee White. Mario and his six siblings were reared by a single mother who taught him all of the family recipes. Moving to Las Vegas at four years of age Mario remembers moving into a black neighborhood where the family was not welcomed. All windows in their home were broken into the first night. The family moved the next day. Though the new house was still in an African American neighborhood, they were protected by Vera, their black babysitter. Mario developed the intense work ethic of his mother, and after working in several strip casinos, found his home at the Horseshoe, today's Binion's. He has been there for 33 years; first as a busboy and then becoming a waiter. He is a Culinary Union trained shop student who picketed his beloved work place for ten months during a 1980's labor dispute. His work in life and union benefits have made his a very good life.
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