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Photograph of Bob Maxson and Hillary Clinton, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa early 1990s
Robert Maxson (UNLV president) chats with Hillary Clinton during visit to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus.
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Photograph of commencement ceremony, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 19, 1977
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Photograph of Nevada Southern University presidential inauguration, Las Vegas, circa 1970s
Description provided with image: "Presidential inauguration; Harold Jacobsen, Dr. Donald Baepler."
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Juanita Greer White, Nevada assemblywoman, image 006 of 008: photographic print
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Andre Agassi Foundation
The Andre Agassi Foundation is a public charter school foundation that aims to provide children in the Historic West area in Las Vegas a high quality class with K-12 curriculum to prepare them for success in college and post-college endeavors. This foundation was established in 2001 and it was established by Andre Agassi. It still exists today and its most recent and memorable event was the remodeling of the prep schools to accomodate an increasing population of students.
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Andre Agassi Foundation
The Andre Agassi Foundation is a public charter school foundation that aims to provide children in the Historic West area in Las Vegas a high quality class with K-12 curriculum to prepare them for success in college and post-college endeavors. This foundation was established in 2001 and it was established by Andre Agassi. It still exists today and its most recent and memorable event was the remodeling of the prep schools to accomodate an increasing population of students.
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Lilly Fong oral history interview
Oral history interview with Lilly Fong conducted by Lisa Fremont on May 06, 1995 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Fong discusses her family background and their immigration story to the United States in the early 1910s. She talks about her husband’s interest in the restaurant business and the opening of their restaurant, Fong’s Garden, in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955. Fong remembers being elected as Regent for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), the increase of students attending the College of Southern Nevada, and advocating to keep UNLV’s Tonopah Hall as a dormitory building for students. Fong talks about completing a master’s degree from UNLV in 1982, state university funding, and her involvement with the Chinese community in Las Vegas.
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Louis Richardson oral history interview
Oral history interview with Louis Richardson conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on July 29, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Richardson discusses his personal history growing up in South Carolina and his education in construction and engineering. Richardson describes being deployed to Vietnam after graduating college and his career as a design engineer for Mead Corporation. He then talks about teaching youth and young adults in Sierra Leone, West Africa in the mid to late 1960s. Later, Richardson recalls starting his construction business, Richardson Construction, and the first projects he was involved with throughout Las Vegas, Nevada. Lastly, Richardson discusses working on buildings at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Anita Tijerina Revilla oral history interview
Oral history interview with Anita Tijerina Revilla conducted by Marcela Rodriguez-Campo on October 09, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Revilla discusses her early life in San Antonio, Texas. She talks about her decision to make education a priority, figuring out the college application process on her own, and her initial interest in social justice. Revilla talks about how her critical consciousness was developed, and her pedagogical approach to teaching. Revilla describes her role in the 2006 May Day march, advocating advocating for the queer community, and disrupting oppressive systems to increase educational access for students. Lastly, Revilla discusses ethnic studies and the history of inequality in the United States.
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Marie Antoinette Antonio oral history interview
Oral history interview with Marie Antoinette Antonio conducted by Cecilia Winchell and Stefani Evans on December 4, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Marie reflects on her upbringing in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines and her love of music that came from her mother. Marie talks about studying music in college and traveling with her husband to Guam to become a music teacher at a Catholic school before immigrating to San Jose, California. She shares the culture shock they faced adapting to life in the United States and the higher cost of living in California, which caused the couple to move to Las Vegas. Marie discusses her life in Las Vegas, traditions and cultural celebrations she partakes in, and the American Dream.
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