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Daisy Lee Miller oral history interview
Oral history interview with Daisy Lee Miller conducted by Claytee D. White on March 22, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Miller discusses Las Vegas, Nevada’s education system and raising her children in the Westside community amidst the civil rights movement.
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Nafeesa Sallee oral history interview
Oral history interview with Nafeesa Sallee conducted by John Grygo on March 21, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Sallee discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada, education in Clark County School District, and the challenges that West Las Vegas had with banking.
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Sondra Cosgrove (Vote Nevada) oral history interview conducted by Magalena Martinez and Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio: transcript
From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Community organization interviews file.
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John F. O'Reilly oral history interview
Oral history interview with John F. O'Reilly conducted by Judy Herrell on June 06, 2014 for the West Charleston Neighborhoods: an Oral History Project of Ward 1. O'Reilly begins by talking about his family and unbringing in St. Louis, Missouri, meeting and marrying his wife, Rene Lee O'Reilly, and starting a family while attending university. He continues discussing his military career as a lawyer and deciding to settle in Las Vegas, Nevada after completing his military assignment at Nellis Air Force Base. He recounts some of his high-profile legal cases, including the Nevada Power Company and the MGM Grand fire, as well as his appointment to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. He then talks about his children and their careers and his wife's civic volunteerism that led to her recognition as Nevada Mother of the Year. He closes by discussing her death and memorial service in 2012.
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Arsya Respati oral history interview: transcript
Oral history interview with Arsya Respati conducted by Madison Chang on December 4, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) student Arsya Respati shares his childhood and upbringing in Jakarta, Indonesia and educational background. He discusses his studies at the international BINUS SCHOOL Simprug in Jakarta and his immigration to the United States with his younger brother to pursue the culinary arts at the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at UNLV. Arsya Respati talks about his relationship with his parents and their daily communication, his "aunty" who has helped him adjust to American culture and homesickness, his Muslim faith and traditions, and his employment. He also shares his views on Indonesian politics and cultural diversity, and the diversity of Las Vegas.
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