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Oral history interview with Amber Diskin conducted by Barbara Tabach on January 5, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Amber Diskin discusses her experience at the Route 91 Harvest music festival during the October 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Diskin talks about finding her way home after escaping the crowds and letting her family and friends know she was not hurt. She speaks of the aftermath of the shooting, including how her children were affected, the post-traumatic stress disorder she developed, and how the shooting has affected her love of concerts. As a native Nevadan, she shares her views of Las Vegas and how her sense of community deepened after this event. Diskin ends the interview by discussing her appreciation for the first responders and the gift baskets she helped distribute to hospitals, police stations, and the fire department.

Culinary Union workers strike outside the Frontier Hotel and Casino on August 15, 1991. Strikers are seen marching with protest signs reading "Protest Unfair Labor Practices." Images show Hattie Canty, president of the Las Vegas Culinary Workers Union Local 226, participating in the rally.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

Culinary Union workers strike outside the Frontier Hotel and Casino on April 21, 1992. Medium and wide shots show Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold with others outside the casino. The Frontier's marquee reads: "Welcome Service Employees International Union and Jesse Jackson." Protestors are seen marching with banners and posters. Banners and signs read: "Conquering the Frontier, Culinary Local 226, Bartenders Local 165" and "Margaret Elardi, bargain in good faith." Police officers and reporters are also seen on site. Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike. Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino.

Frontier Strike participants march with posters, banners, and flags outside the Frontier Hotel and Casino on April 21, 1992. Posters show pictures of Tom Elardi, owner of Frontier Hotel and Casino, with the following "Wanted for Theft of Pension." Banners read: "Labor & Rainbow in solidarity, The National Rainbow Coalition, Inc." and "Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC." American civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson, participates in the march. Following the crowd are camera operators and photographers. Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike. Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino.