Collected Item: “Arti Kumar-Jain Oral History, 2022/09/29”
Title
Arti Kumar-Jain
Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.
Kit Heintzman
Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.
Arti Kumar-Jain
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?
#children, #extrovert, #grief, #introvert, #motherhood, #nonprofit, #Virginia, #webinars, #wellness
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.
USA, Virginia
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/her/hers
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.*
Asian/Indian
Describe the oral history.
Some of the things we discussed include:
Mother died of cancer in 2019, going into the pandemic with grief.
Starting a small business and nonprofit just before the pandemic; serving economically disadvantaged individuals.
Pivoting services online, eg. running parenting webinars rather than in person events.
Husband traveled for work a lot pre pandemic, having more time with husband at home with children.
Moving during the pandemic.
Shifting from being an extrovert to an introvert-extrovert hybrid.
Hoping people retain some of the lessons learned early in the pandemic that seem to be slipping.
People changing drastically during the pandemic.
The crisis cycle.
Holding space, mindfulness, meditation, breathing.
Other cultural references: Pause, Inc., Patrice Karst’s book The Invisible String (2000), Hurricane Ian
See also:
https://diyaholisticlifecare.org/
https://www.pause4amoment.com/about-me
https://loveandlight4kidzllc.com/
Mother died of cancer in 2019, going into the pandemic with grief.
Starting a small business and nonprofit just before the pandemic; serving economically disadvantaged individuals.
Pivoting services online, eg. running parenting webinars rather than in person events.
Husband traveled for work a lot pre pandemic, having more time with husband at home with children.
Moving during the pandemic.
Shifting from being an extrovert to an introvert-extrovert hybrid.
Hoping people retain some of the lessons learned early in the pandemic that seem to be slipping.
People changing drastically during the pandemic.
The crisis cycle.
Holding space, mindfulness, meditation, breathing.
Other cultural references: Pause, Inc., Patrice Karst’s book The Invisible String (2000), Hurricane Ian
See also:
https://diyaholisticlifecare.org/
https://www.pause4amoment.com/about-me
https://loveandlight4kidzllc.com/
On what date did you record this oral history?
0029-09-22