Summary(1:28) Professor at Brooklyn College. Vietnamese. Calling from Flatbush -- (2:49) 32 years old -- (3:08) Brooklyn College closed March 21 -- (4:52) Created GoFundMe fundraiser for Class of 2020 #BCStayHomeSpreadLove -- (5:47) Helping students with social media, gift cards, phone calls, academic support -- (12:16) Teaches international business, consumer behavior -- (13:33) Difficulties of remote teaching and learning -- (21:13) Grocery shopping for neighbors, cooks homemade dumplings for those in need -- (31:02) Moved by the generosity of youth during pandemic -- (33:35) Interest in fashion. Dresses up for Zoom sessions- communicates confidence and positivity -- (41:00) Parting message to Class of 2020 -- (47:47) Selected as Career Champion of Brooklyn College -- (48:55) Many first-generation students at Brooklyn College -- (52:37) Memory of surviving Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, 2017.
NoteAudio interview conducted on May 11, 2020, by Julia DeAngelo. 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.
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TitleOral history interview with Ngoc Cindy Pham conducted on 2020 May 11.