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Latinx Voices: Rodrigo Vazquez

Rodrigo Vazquez
Rodrigo Vazquez

Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada is an oral history project collecting the stories of our regions diverse Latinx citizens. This series highlights the UNLV students who are working as oral historians on this UNLV Oral History Research Center project.

For Rodrigo Vazquez, Las Vegas' East Side will always be home.

"I was raised in Las Vegas, and have lived here with my family since I was 5," said Vazquez. "I was educated in the public-school system and attended three elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools here. I have lived and will…Read More

Eadington Fellow Yale Belanger: In Residence May 8 - May 31

Yale Belanger
Yale Belanger

UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives and the Center for Gaming Research welcomes our latest Eadington Fellow, Yale Belanger, professor of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge in the province of Alberta, Canada. Belanger is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists, author of the book Gambling with the Future, and editor of First Nations Gaming in Canada.

He will be using the Katherine Spilde Papers (MS- 00092) to explore how tribal…Read More

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