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Rodel Fuentes oral history interview: transcript
Oral history interview with Rodel Fuentes conducted by Tracy Fuentes on December 4, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Rodel Fuentes tells stories of his upbringing in Manila, Philippines, where he was raised in a shared family home amongst his parents, siblings, aunts, and uncles. He talks about his parents' immigration to the United States and how he later joined them in Los Angeles, California where he met and married his wife. Rodel Fuentes shares the couple's decision to move to Las Vegas, Nevada, his work at Dunn Edwards paint company, and how he became a licensed general contractor and real estate agent where he now owns his own company. Rodel Fuentes discusses his thoughts on Las Vegas' diversity, affordability, restaurants, and Asian community. He also talks about experiencing anti-Asian hate, worsened by misconceptions and discrimination that came from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County (Nev.) nominating committee reports and lists of members
From the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Records -- Series I. Administrative. This folder contains Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County, Nevada nominating committee reports and lists of officers, representatives, and members.
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Photographs of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Las Vegas, Nevada
Photographs of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Las Vegas, Nevada (2020) are comprised of digital images captured by Aaron Mayes, UNLV Special Collections and Archives Curator for Visual Materials, to document what quarantine measures and restrictions to tourism, business, and everyday life in the Las Vegas Valley looked like in the spring and summer of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Included are images of the Las Vegas Strip, Downtown Las Vegas, local businesses, parks and outdoor recreation spaces, celebrations and events, and Lied Library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Susan Molasky oral history interview
Oral history interview with Susan Molasky conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 11, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Susan Molasky discusses her childhood and teenage years growing up in London, England where she worked in a fabric store. Molasky also talks about originally coming to Las Vegas, Nevada with her first husband in the late 1950s. She discusses raising her children in Las Vegas, Nevada and her battle with ovarian cancer, which prompted her involvement in Nathan Adelson Hospice. She then discuss her life with second husband, Irwin Molasky, and the causes they are involved in.
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