| Description |
xvi, 325 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history. |
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Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Immigration, ethnicity, and the rise of Las Vegas / Eugene P. Moehring -- The ethnic diversification of Las Vegas / Dina Titus and Thomas C. Wright -- Southern Paiutes, the Native Americans / Martha C. Knack -- The Mexicans / M.L. (Tony) Miranda -- The African Americans / Earnest N. Bracey -- The Chinese / Sue Fawn Chung -- The Greeks / E.D. Karampetsos and Stavros Anthony -- The Italians / Alan Balboni -- The Jews / Michael Green -- The Croats / Jerry L. Simich -- The Poles / Ted G. Jelen -- The Filipinos / Art D. Clarito, Heather Lawler, and Gary B. Palmer -- The Salvadorans / Thomas C. Wright and Jesse Dino Moddy -- Peoples from the Indian subcontinent / Satish Sharma -- The Chileans / Bernardo T. Arriaza. |
| Subject |
Ethnology -- Nevada -- Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Population.
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Cultural pluralism -- Nevada -- Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Ethnic relations.
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| Added Author |
Simich, Jerry L.
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Wright, Thomas C.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Peoples of Las Vegas. Reno : University of Nevada Press, c2005 (OCoLC)607587943 |
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Online version: Peoples of Las Vegas. Reno : University of Nevada Press, c2005 (OCoLC)607890679 |
| ISBN |
0874176166 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780874176162 paperback alkaline paper |
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087417614X alkaline paper |
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9780874176148 alkaline paper |
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