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Collected Item: “KW Oral History, 2020/11/19”

Title

A Kiwi's Take

Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.

Jenna Greenslit

Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.

Kim Wilson

Email Address(es) for all interviewers. Separated by comma.

jgreensl@asu.edu

If this oral history is related to research conducted in association with an institution (e.g. a museum, university, library), please include the name of the institution. If you are a faculty member or student conducting research, please provide the name of your school.

Arizona State University

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your oral history. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#COVIDteaches, #ASU485, #covid, #oralhistory #interview, #pandemic, #distancelearning, #newzealand, #kiwi, #motherhood, #parenting

What is the format of your recording?

Video

In what ZIP code is the primary residence of the interviewee? (enter 5-digit ZIP code; for example, 00544 or 94305)? In what city/town/village does the interviewee live? In what country does the interviewee live? All comma-separated.

55124

What is the gender of the interviewee? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their gender in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a gender identity to interviewees.*

Female

What is the age of the interviewee?

25 to 34

How does the interviewee describe their race or ethnicity? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their race/ethnicity in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a racial or ethnic identity to interviewees.*

New Zealander

Describe the oral history.

Kim Wilson is a New Zealand immigrant currently living in Apple Valley, Minnesota with her husband and their three children, ages eight, six, and three. Kim shares her experiences with COVID 19 from an immigrant’s point-of-view as well as a mother’s point-of-view. Kim reflects upon the difference between the handling of the pandemic in New Zealand and the handling of the pandemic in America. Additionally, Kim discusses how the pandemic has affected her children, their schooling, and her own role in their lives. She breaks down their routines before the pandemic and compares it to their routines now. She talks about how the pandemic has changed her daily life and the daily lives of children, especially her two school aged sons and their activities in and out of school. Finally, she reflects upon how different her families’ lives would be if they were still living in New Zealand instead of Minnesota.

On what date did you record this oral history?

2020-11-17
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