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Collected Item: “Devyn Nguyen Oral History, 2021/05/04”

Title

Devyn Nguyen Oral History 2021-05-04

Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.

Rei Gil

Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.

Devyn Nguyen

Email Address(es) for all interviewers. Separated by comma.

lquinonesgil@dons.usfca.edu

If this oral history is related to research conducted in association with an institution (e.g. a museum, university, library), please include the name of the institution. If you are a faculty member or student conducting research, please provide the name of your school.

University of San Francisco, History 290

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?

Orange County, recent graduate, small business, social movements, hopeful

What is the format of your recording?

Audio

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.

92694, Ladera Ranch, United States of America

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

What is the age of the interviewee?

18 to 24

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.*

half-Vietnamese half-Mexican

Describe the oral history.

Interviewee discussed what life is like graduating during the pandemic, working in a small family-owned business and the pushback against COVID safety in Orange County. She describes how the pandemic has brought her family together along with the tight-knit community with similar social values she has created.

On what date did you record this oral history?

2021-05-04
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