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Transcript of interview with Lucy Alires by Candice Bush, March 06, 1978

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Narrator

Alires, Lucy, 1941-

Date

1978-03-06

Description

Candice Bush interviews Lucy Alires, born in Pecos, New Mexico in 1941, about her experiences as a Spanish American who lived in Henderson after moving there with her husband. Alires describes the growth of the city, including Carver Park, and discusses some of the discrimination faced by Latin and African American citizens that she witnessed. She also mentions some of the changes in the Las Vegas Strip over time, including the presence of Latin Americans in the hospitality workforce.

Digital ID

OH_00020_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1j38pm3p
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Bush, Candice

Subject

Discrimination in employment
Hospitality industry
Cities and towns -- Growth
Hotels -- Employees

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Lucy Alires oral history interview

Citation

Lucy Alires oral history interview, 1978 March 06. OH-00020. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1j38pm3p

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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