Collected Item: “Virginia Chang Oral History, 2022/06/27”
Title
Virginia Chang
Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.
Kit Heintzman
Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.
Virginia Chang
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?
#Asian, #AsianAmerican, #bereavement, #death, #divorce, #family, #friendship, #gratitude, #motherhood, #NewYork, #NYC, #writer
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.
NYC, New York
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
What is the age of the interviewee?
55 to 64
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.*
Asian/Asian American
Describe the oral history.
Some of the things we discussed include:
Working as a certified end-of-life doula.
Pre-COVID working primarily with the dying person; post-COVID supporting the caregivers of dying people.
People dying alone during the pandemic.
Providing individual support to multiple family members and group support.
Increased demand for end-of-life doulas in late 2020; supporting those who were supporting loved ones of the sick and dying.
Dying well.
Losing a friend to COVID in May 2020, not knowing that the last time you see someone might be the last time you see them; getting access to his body so he could be cremated; goodbye ceremony outside of the crematorium.
Going through a divorce, children going off to college.
Taking new directions in life.
https://www.theintima.org/a-body-in-motion-virginia-chang
https://tillthelastdoula.com
Working as a certified end-of-life doula.
Pre-COVID working primarily with the dying person; post-COVID supporting the caregivers of dying people.
People dying alone during the pandemic.
Providing individual support to multiple family members and group support.
Increased demand for end-of-life doulas in late 2020; supporting those who were supporting loved ones of the sick and dying.
Dying well.
Losing a friend to COVID in May 2020, not knowing that the last time you see someone might be the last time you see them; getting access to his body so he could be cremated; goodbye ceremony outside of the crematorium.
Going through a divorce, children going off to college.
Taking new directions in life.
https://www.theintima.org/a-body-in-motion-virginia-chang
https://tillthelastdoula.com
On what date did you record this oral history?
2022-06-27T11:15