Latino Voices in Southern Nevada

FAIN: ZH-258488-18

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV 89154-9900)
Michelle Light (Project Director: May 2017 to March 2019)
Claytee White (Project Director: March 2019 to July 2023)

An oral history and community engagement project titled “Latino Voices in Southern Nevada.”

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Libraries Special Collections and its Oral History Research Center (OHRC) are dedicated to documenting and sharing the diverse history of Southern Nevada. The proposed oral history and community engagement project, Latino Voices in Southern Nevada, will expand the diversity of the voices we preserve, involve students in connecting with the community, and engage multiple generations in reflecting on the lives and experiences of the region’s Hispanic residents. This project will create lasting bridges for communication and understanding between younger and older generations.

Associated Products

Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada (Web Resource)
Title: Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada
Author: Claytee White
Abstract: Preserving and sharing the life stories of Southern Nevada’s Latinx residents are important because these individuals and communities have played a significant role in our region’s history but are underrepresented in our historical record. Today, approximately 29% of Southern Nevada’s residents and more than 25% of UNLV’s student body are Latinx. Many Latinx residents have greatly influenced the progress of our educational system, multiple business sectors, politics, and cultural life in Southern Nevada. By collecting and preserving these oral histories, the UNLV University Libraries ensures that the perspectives of our region's Latinx residents are reflected in our collections so that present and future generations can learn and study more about their achievements, aspirations, and experiences.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://www.library.unlv.edu/latinx
Primary URL Description: Primary site for project, with links to oral histories, transcriptions, and podcast.

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