Oral history interview with Hafsa Omar Khawaja, 2020
Abstract
In the first session, Hafsa Omar Khawaja describes the events of the COVID-19 pandemic's early days, her studies at Columbia University, coronavirus reports from Pakistan, celebrating Eid, and effect this period of living in New York has had on her mental health. In the second session (audio only), Khawaja gives updates on her routine in October of 2020. Some themes include visiting campus, what is closed and what is reopened, riding the subway, Columbia University testing protocols, and strategies of socializing. She discusses her family in Pakistan, who she had not seen since the pandemic had started
College students; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 (Disease)--Social Aspects; Epidemics--Social Aspects; Social distancing (Public health); Social distancing (Public health) and education; New York (N.Y.); Pakistan; Khawaja, Hafsa Omar, 1994-; Columbia University
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2020
Physical Description
38 pages
Note (Biographical)
Hafsa Omar Khawaja is an international student from Pakistan who came to the United States on a Fulbright scholarship for graduate school at Columbia University. At the time of this interview, Khawaja was doing their MA in South Asian studies
Note
Interviewed by Hira Iqbal on June 17. A second session was conducted on October 19, 2020, which was not transcribed
Note (Provenance)
Hafsa Omar Khawaja, Gift, transferred from Columbia Center for Oral History Research 2023