Oral history interview with Shaunetta Gibson, 2020
Abstract
Shaunetta Gibson discusses being a single mother of two children. She describes the experience of the children during the pandemic, including social distancing, entertainment, and education. She discusses a term position that she held with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. She also describes experiences with public benefits, including food stamps and unemployment benefits. She s peaks about her broader family's behavior around visiting during the pandemic and discusses dating during the COVID-19 era
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 (Disease)--Social Aspects; Epidemics--Social Aspects; Social distancing (Public health) and education; Social distancing (Public health) and recreation; Queens (New York, N.Y.); Gibson, Shaunetta, 1987-; New York (N.Y.). Department of Parks and Recreation
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2020
Physical Description
37 pages
Note (Biographical)
Shaunetta Gibson lives in Queens, New York and is a mother of two. At the time of this interview, Gibson was 32 years old and had just finished working a seasonal position at the Department of Parks and Recreation as a media education specialist
Note
Interviewed by Khadijah Abdurahman on May 16, 2020
Note (Provenance)
Shaunetta Gibson, Gift, transferred from Columbia Center for Oral History Research 2023