Summary(1:30) Father gives consent for son, Lian Hao Zheng to do interview -- (3:35) Calling from Sunset Park -- (3:55) 10th grade student -- (4:25) At start of pandemic not allowed to go outside -- (4:45) Conflicting health directives -- (5:20) Stayed inside for four months -- (6:50) Student at Midwood High School. Virtual learning experience: pros and cons – (9:30) Unable to do chemistry lab, lacking supplies -- (10:00) Attending virtual college course in forensics -- (11:45) Harder to interact with friends and classmates -- (12:20) Father a taxi driver, working less -- (13:30) Department of Education issued him iPad -- (14:40) Focus on SAT, summer homework, and household chores -- (15:30) Watches Netflix, YouTube, Avatar -- (16:15) Misses most: going outside, friends, school -- (16:35), Staying at home is a unique experience -- (16:45) Expect to know about return to Midwood High School end of August -- (17:35) Benefits of staying home: more free time -- (20:00) Hopes for more preventive measures in future crisis.
NoteAudio interview conducted on July 26, 2020, by Tom Brogan. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
SubjectQuarantine ; COVID-19 (Disease) ; Epidemics ; Coronaviruses ; High school students
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TitleOral interview with Lian Hao Zheng conducted on 2020 July 26.