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Collected Item: “A Quarantine Birthday”

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A Quarantine Birthday

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

A photograph of my niece's first birthday

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

First birthdays are an important part of a child's life. However, due to the precautionary measure Illinois has taken, my niece was forced to celebrate hers in an unlikely fashion. My entire family logged on a video conferencing app at the same time to wish her a Happy Birthday. On the same day, we threw her a birthday parade by honking our cars and playing cheery music down her street. Under different circumstances, we would be meeting altogether in a grand hall with gifts and food. This birthday will surely be memorable.

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#birthday, #chicago, #quarantine

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Sila Shahab

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2020-05-12
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