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Oral history interview with Homero "Alex" Garza and Crisanta "Cris" Marshall conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on October 28, 2025 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, the two siblings describe their childhood and experience as children of immigrants living in Nevada. Cris, born in Ojinaga, Mexico, and Alex, born in Bunkerville, Nevada lived with their parents, who immigranted to Nevada when Cris was young, to work on ranches in Bunkerville, Hiko, and Alamo, Nevada. Their father, a hardworking and educated man who ran successful businesses in Mexico, eventually built and ran a corner store and gas station. The two recall that growing up in a small town in the 1970s was difficult, and they faced many obstacles and discrimination during their upbringing. They talk about how their parents instilled a strong work ethic in all of their children. Alex worked as both a special education teacher and real estate agent, while Cris spent over fifteen years as an emergency phone operator for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. They are both extremely grateful for the opportunities their parents gave them, and both admire them fondly. At the time of the interview, both siblings live in Las Vegas and are active in their community.