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Charles F. Razmic oral history interview
Oral history interview with Charles F. Razmic conducted by Michael Braddy on March 12, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Razmic discusses moving from West Homestead, Pennsylvania to Las Vegas, Nevada in July of 1954 for a teaching assignment at Basic High School. He discusses the changes in Las Vegas such as the growth of hotels and casinos as well as the increasing population and employment opportunities. Lastly, Razmic discusses football.
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Francisco V. Aguilar oral history interview
Oral history interview with Francisco V. Aguilar conducted by Monserrath Hernández on April 19, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Aguilar discusses his early life in Tucson, Arizona. He recalls his educational experience, attending the University of Arizona, and his initial interests in law. Aguilar talks about lobbying the Arizona legislature for a second student regent on the Board of Regents, attending law school, and serving on the Catholic Charities Board, Opportunity 180 Board, and the Nevada Athletic Commission. He describes being nominated for the Bosch Fellowship, and being a founding chairman of the Cristo Rey St. Viator College Preparatory High School in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Later, Aguilar talks about the importance of prioritizing education in local communities, and his vision for Cristo Rey. Lastly, he shares his thoughts about the Latinx community in Las Vegas.
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Sara Kalaoram oral history interview: transcript
Oral history interview with Sara Kalaoram conducted by Alexandra Arabshian on November 15, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Sara Kalaoram shares her immigration story to the United States from Singapore in 2002 at the age of four. She talks about her upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada, her education from Arizona State University, and her work with the Culinary Workers Union and with Assemblyman Steve Yeager as his campaign manager and executive assistant. Sara Kalaoram discusses cultural differences between Singapore and the United States, the immigration stories of her parents, and her experience as an Asian-American immigrant in the twenty-first century.
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Arianna Villanueva oral history interview, 2024 September 13
Oral history interview with Arianna Villanueva conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on September 13, 2024 for the UNLV Remembers: an Oral History of the 6 December 2023 Shootings project. In this interview, Secondary Education/Social Studies major Arianna Villanueva recalls the events of the day. She and her fellow Seminar II students had set up their posters for their final presentations to begin at 11:30 in the Student Union Ballroom. About 30 minutes after the poster session began, people began grouping together and whispering; they saw police outside the building, and she started receiving texts from a friend group who all happened to be off campus. They heard shots, and were told to they were going into lockdown and to gather at the back wall, but no one knew how to react in this unfamiliar setting. Students were crying; her mother called from San Diego, said the gunshots were probably police but she didn't actually know. After they heard more gunshots, they ran to the corner farthest from the entry doors. Her friend held her hand and told her to push toward the middle, to not look back, and to focus on getting out to tell the story. Suddenly, the door was kicked open; everyone screamed and hit the ground; the teacher grabbed Villanueva's arm. She recalls the officers made a tunnel down the interior staircase of the Student Union to the front (Maryland Parkway) entrance; and she heard walkie-talkies saying "bodies down." As she was descending the stairs, she started video recording on her phone. An officer told them to go as far as they could and gestured east. They didn't know where to go, so they continued as far as Dorothy Avenue and Villanueva She realized she left her backpack with her wallet, laptop, and keys in the Student Union. She walked to the Southwest Medical Center on Eastern Avenue at Harmon, where she and her friend met their rides home. Villanueva did not return to campus until the following week to get her belongings, meeting officers at the campus bus station. She saw all the abandoned items and food; "clear" written on the doors, and posters in the ballroom. She, her friend, and her cousin attended the vigil to show respect to the professors who died. She was formerly very organized and outgoing, but feels less show since the shooting. Digital audio and transcript available.
Collection Name: UNLV Remembers: an Oral History of the 6 December 2023 Shooting interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00 (Restrictions apply)
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Austin Family with Chazz Young oral history interview roundtable
Oral history interview roundtable with the Austin Family and Chazz Young conducted by Claytee D. White on August 06, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, the Austin family discusses their dance school, Austin Dancers, which they brought with them when they moved to Las Vegas, Nevada from New York City, New York in 1993. Linda Austin discusses her early interest in drumming, which later lead to a successful career as a musician, where she performed for celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou, and played with other musicians such as Quincy Jones. Charles "Chazz" Young also discusses his career as a dance teacher at Austin Dancers and the West Las Vegas Arts Center. The family discusses the cultural differences between Las Vegas and Harlem, where they came from in New York City, as well as the differences between teaching the children of Las Vegas compared to the children they taught in New York.
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Fernando Romero oral history interview
Oral history interview with Fernando Romero conducted by Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez on October 2, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Barbara Tabach also participates in the questioning. Fernando Romero was born in El Paso, Texas in a musical home. His father and brother were avid music players, and his brother left El Paso to play in orchestra in Las Vegas. Despite not being as passionate about music as the rest of his family, music was Romero's ticket to higher education. Romero attended University of Nevada South before it was renamed University of Nevada Las Vegas. Romero has gone on to be deeply involved in the Las Vegas community. He is the current president of Hispanics in Politics. Subjects discussed in this interview include: Hispanics in Politics, Nevada Association of Latin Americans, and education.
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Hispanic Educators Association of Nevada
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