Collected Item: “Kara Montermoso Oral History, 2022/06/08”
Title
Kara Montermoso
Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.
Kit Heintzman
Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.
Kara Montermoso
Email Address(es) for all interviewers. Separated by comma.
kheintzman@gmail.com
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?
#abortions, #AsianAmerican, #children, #depression, #ER, #exercise, #Filipino, #friendship, #gender, #gig, #graduation, #HR, #introvert, #lockdown, #marriage, #masking, #mentalhealth, #mother, #race, #remote, #staycation, #therapy, #vaccination
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.
San Francisco, California
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.*
she/her/hers
What is the age of the interviewee?
45 to 54
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.*
Filipino
Describe the oral history.
Things we discussed include:
First hearing about the pandemic and feeling like it was so far away.
Having a 12 year and 15 year old child and their reactions to the pandemic.
Having worked remotely long before the pandemic. Different experiences of remote work.
Parental leave and support for parents in the workplace.
Working in HR and checking-in on remote employees.
Gig economies.
Daughter dealing with depression pre-pandemic, and worsening in Jan 2021.
Explaining one child’s depression to the other child.
Mental health, waitlists, insurance, and financial inaccessibility.
The dangers of seeking out healthcare during COVID.
Normalizing mental health needs.
Exercise and mental health.
Changing vaccination distribution timelines.
Not wanting to worry others.
Venting in text messages.
Wealth inequalities.
Lost milestones for younger people. Wondering about what the future will look like for children. Climate change. Abortions and choice.
Attending the 2017 Women’s March.
Gender divisions in childrearing and other household labor pre- and mid-pandemic; emotional labor.
Changing emphasis on the partnership-aspect of marriage.
Gaining a friend during the pandemic.
It takes a village.
https://medium.com/naysayers/big-transformations-come-in-small-shifts-saying-no-then-yes-to-yoga-teacher-training-28f1e4d77f21
First hearing about the pandemic and feeling like it was so far away.
Having a 12 year and 15 year old child and their reactions to the pandemic.
Having worked remotely long before the pandemic. Different experiences of remote work.
Parental leave and support for parents in the workplace.
Working in HR and checking-in on remote employees.
Gig economies.
Daughter dealing with depression pre-pandemic, and worsening in Jan 2021.
Explaining one child’s depression to the other child.
Mental health, waitlists, insurance, and financial inaccessibility.
The dangers of seeking out healthcare during COVID.
Normalizing mental health needs.
Exercise and mental health.
Changing vaccination distribution timelines.
Not wanting to worry others.
Venting in text messages.
Wealth inequalities.
Lost milestones for younger people. Wondering about what the future will look like for children. Climate change. Abortions and choice.
Attending the 2017 Women’s March.
Gender divisions in childrearing and other household labor pre- and mid-pandemic; emotional labor.
Changing emphasis on the partnership-aspect of marriage.
Gaining a friend during the pandemic.
It takes a village.
https://medium.com/naysayers/big-transformations-come-in-small-shifts-saying-no-then-yes-to-yoga-teacher-training-28f1e4d77f21
On what date did you record this oral history?
2022-06-08T14