Collected Item: “Karina Rodriguez Oral History, 2020/06/13”
Title
Karina Rodriguez
Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.
Kit Heintzman
Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.
Karina Rodriguez
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?
#abuse, #angels, #bereavement, #California, #cats, #compassion #death, #dogs, #education, #ego, #emotion, #energy, #family, #fear, #formula, #graduation, #grounding, #Guatemala, #highschool, #Hispanic, #hospice, #Mexico, #motherhood, #nurse, #pets, #Shamanism, #shootings, #spirituality, #vibrations, #vitamins
Special curatorial attention under projects:
Motherhood
Lost Graduations
Hispanic Voices
Special curatorial attention under projects:
Motherhood
Lost Graduations
Hispanic Voices
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.
Victorville, 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.*
female/ she
What is the age of the interviewee?
35 to 44
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.*
Hispanic
Describe the oral history.
Some of the things we discussed include:
Shamanism and working as a death doula.
Previous work experience as a nurse and seeing what nurses went through during the pandemic. Nursing shortages and safety concerns.
Stigma and fear or death, even among medical practitioners.
Hospices resisting death doulas.
Earlier experiences of grief: father passed away in 2012; brother died in Mexico as a child.
Supply chain concerns early in the pandemic; stocking up on supplies for family and pets; current baby formula shortages.
Husband getting permission to leave the house during early lockdown.
Being a stay-at-home mother to a young daughter and teenage son.
Son graduating high school, nephew graduating undergrad.
The financial burden of education; school shootings; child abuse.
Stigma and spiritual practices.
More people discovering spirituality and healing work during the pandemic
Feeling a person’s energy in person and online.
Moving from in-person Shamanism classes to distance Shamanism learning; benefits of online learning.
Lessons from the earth and elements.
Teaching children to care for the land.
Grounding exercises, tissans, vitamins.
Elevating one’s vibrations.
Physical manifestations of emotions; unlearning negativity; stigma and men’s mental health.
Parents healing themselves to better the futures of their children.
Fear of crowds, giving up celebrations.
The privilege of living in a large home with outdoor space versus a small apartment during locktown.
Enduring fear and trauma from the pandemic.
A friend with asthma catching COVID, staying at a hotel, developing long COVID.
Husband attending a COVID funeral in Guatemala online.
What really matters when one is dying.
The fragility of life and fear of death.
Talking to unconscious patients.
That sudden death interrupts closure; people dying alone in hospitals.
Spirits, angels, and ancestors tending to the dying; the deceased visiting the living from another plain.
Other cultural references: The Walking Dead, No One Dies Alone (NODA)
Shamanism and working as a death doula.
Previous work experience as a nurse and seeing what nurses went through during the pandemic. Nursing shortages and safety concerns.
Stigma and fear or death, even among medical practitioners.
Hospices resisting death doulas.
Earlier experiences of grief: father passed away in 2012; brother died in Mexico as a child.
Supply chain concerns early in the pandemic; stocking up on supplies for family and pets; current baby formula shortages.
Husband getting permission to leave the house during early lockdown.
Being a stay-at-home mother to a young daughter and teenage son.
Son graduating high school, nephew graduating undergrad.
The financial burden of education; school shootings; child abuse.
Stigma and spiritual practices.
More people discovering spirituality and healing work during the pandemic
Feeling a person’s energy in person and online.
Moving from in-person Shamanism classes to distance Shamanism learning; benefits of online learning.
Lessons from the earth and elements.
Teaching children to care for the land.
Grounding exercises, tissans, vitamins.
Elevating one’s vibrations.
Physical manifestations of emotions; unlearning negativity; stigma and men’s mental health.
Parents healing themselves to better the futures of their children.
Fear of crowds, giving up celebrations.
The privilege of living in a large home with outdoor space versus a small apartment during locktown.
Enduring fear and trauma from the pandemic.
A friend with asthma catching COVID, staying at a hotel, developing long COVID.
Husband attending a COVID funeral in Guatemala online.
What really matters when one is dying.
The fragility of life and fear of death.
Talking to unconscious patients.
That sudden death interrupts closure; people dying alone in hospitals.
Spirits, angels, and ancestors tending to the dying; the deceased visiting the living from another plain.
Other cultural references: The Walking Dead, No One Dies Alone (NODA)
On what date did you record this oral history?
2022-06-13T09:37