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  04/29/2020

  Oliver Kaplan Oral History, 2020/04/29

  Oliver Kaplan begins this recording by stating how the monologue is for a college assignment in their “China in the world” class. They then speak about how they were aware of the virus well before its spread across the world, due to the class they were taking. Initially Oliver thought the virus would be contained in China, but realized that it was going to become a larger issue when he noticed anti-Chinese sentiments at his college in Maine. Oliver then describes how shortly after that his school shut down and he returned to his home in California. Oliver concludes this recording by talking about local political policies in Los Angeles and hopes the lockdown will end soon.
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  2020-03-16

  City of LA Closures (16 March 2020)

  City of LA's closure of all gathering places, restaurants (except for take out), entertainment venues--not yet "sheltering in place" but a shut-down that makes clear the new social organizations of daily life.