In the first session, Rick Chavolla the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. His narration highlights the absence of physical closeness and the difficulty of this for him and his wife Anna, who are both very socially active people. He analyzes the differences of communicating via Zoom and telephone during social distancing. Chavolla discusses the protests following the murder of Ge orge Floyd, including the health considerations of protesting during a pandemic. In the second session, Chavolla describes how he and his wife Anna traveled from New York City to Arizona by car. They participated in Black Lives Matter protests as they traveled. Chavolla describes Globe, Arizona and the Apache community there. He compares COVID-19 health precautions in New York and Arizona and discusses the political situation in Arizona and nationally
College teachers; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 (Disease)--Social Aspects; Epidemics--Social Aspects; Black lives matter movement; Social distancing (Public health) and education; United States Race relations 21st century; United States Politics and government 21st century; Arizona Globe; Chavolla, Rick, 1958-
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2020
Physical Description
75 pages
Note (Biographical)
Rick Chavolla is of the Kumeyaay tribal nation. He grew up in Arizona. At the time of this interview, he had lived in New York City for thirteen years.
Note
Interviewed by Sara Sinclair on June 9 and August 26, 2020
Note (Provenance)
Rick Chavolla, Gift, transferred from Columbia Center for Oral History Research 2023