Generational Disparities
Dublin Core
Title
Generational Disparities
Description
The items in this collection speak to the ways the pandemic impacted people of different ages in different ways.
Creator
Jacob Bransky, Rebecca Hicks, McLain Sidmore
Date
June 1, 2020
Collection Items
Alaskan Requests for Emergency Hunts
An article from Alaska Public Media on requests from various Alaskan communities, tribal organizations, and individuals to the Federal Office of Subsistence Management that they be allowed to hunt this spring to make up food shortages caused by the…
Messages for Students and Teachers at Sayeik: Gastineau Elementary School, Juneau, Alaska
Teachers from Sayeik: Gastineau Elementary School have left posters on their classroom windows with big, colorful pictures and messages of love for their students to see from the road. Students and families have responded by creating their own…
American Federation of Teacher and COVID-19
A newspaper clipping demonstrating how educators and their unions are trying to provide resources during COVID-19. This is from the Welch Daily Newspaper in McDowell County, WV.
Morel Hunting
The photo features Sarah, age 8, spending the day hunting for morels with her family. When asked Sarah said, "we're outside so much more now. . . I didn't know we could find food." Her parents are taking this opportunity to not only prioritize…
Terrariums as Meditation
Isabella Hurley, age 19, has found both a new hobby and a new means of coping through terrarium creation. When I spoke to her about it, she said "it's like building a little planet. I get so caught up in planning each detail and arranging them, that…
Teacher's Perspective
Amanda Keen, a teacher in rural WV, shares her experiences with COVID-19 and how it has impacted her family.
Whipped Coffee
Janie Sparks said "I've just been trying to make everything I come across. Most of them work out, but some of them are flops. I doesn't matter if i like 'em or not though, it's about filling time."
From Giving Care to Making Masks
Mary Allen, of North Carolina, recounts what its like to go from providing care, to being unable to do so, to giving out homemade masks.
Personal testimony of Daniele Macdonald
Daniele describes her experience with the coronavirus and how it has affected her.