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Collected Item: “Interview with 5-Year-Old Emily about her Doll "Corona Barbie" and Missing School During COVID-19”

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Interview with 5-Year-Old Emily about her Doll "Corona Barbie" and Missing School During COVID-19

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Audio File

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This is an interview with five-year-old Emily of rural Oklahoma about COVID-19. She talks about her doll she named "Corona Barbie" in which she used a high neck dress to cover the doll's mouth like a mask. Emily also talks about missing family vacations, missing school, and especially missing her teacher Mrs. Looper. Growing up in a rural area, she was most excited to be able to share videos of her chickens hatching via Facebook Messenger Kids during the pandemic. Consent for this interview is given by her mother in the recording. Contributed by Clinton P. Roberts, curatorial intern for Arizona State University, HST 580. #HST580 #ASU

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#rural, #youth, #oral, #history

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Clinton P. Roberts

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2020-05-29
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