Interview with Keysy Gomez
Date2022 June 6
Mediumborn digital audio file
DimensionsDuration: 13 Minutes, 14 Seconds
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineCommunity History Project Collection
DescriptionInterview with Keysy Gomez. Interviewed by Joselyn Vega on 6 June 2022 at New Britain High School, 110 Mill St., New Britain, Connecticut. She was interviewed as part of the Connecticut Historical Society's Community History Project discussing her experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
At the time of the interview Keysy was a high school student. She first heard about COVID during an after-school program and the first disruption to her life was transitioning to online school.
Though she was not old enough to vote, she recalls that the 2020 election caused a lot of chaos and negatively impacted friendships.
Keysy believes that people should have personal choice when it comes to themselves, but that they should consider how their choices affect others.
She felt that the internet was helpful for doing schoolwork but was also not helpful because people were sharing fake information and choosing to stay inside online rather than spend time with friends.
Keysy moved twice during the pandemic and felt that she lost a lot of friendships. She found new hobbies including skating, drawing, and reading. She lost her shyness.
Her advice to people experiencing a future pandemic is to “follow the rules” and “find things to do in your free time.”
At the time of the interview Keysy was a high school student. She first heard about COVID during an after-school program and the first disruption to her life was transitioning to online school.
Though she was not old enough to vote, she recalls that the 2020 election caused a lot of chaos and negatively impacted friendships.
Keysy believes that people should have personal choice when it comes to themselves, but that they should consider how their choices affect others.
She felt that the internet was helpful for doing schoolwork but was also not helpful because people were sharing fake information and choosing to stay inside online rather than spend time with friends.
Keysy moved twice during the pandemic and felt that she lost a lot of friendships. She found new hobbies including skating, drawing, and reading. She lost her shyness.
Her advice to people experiencing a future pandemic is to “follow the rules” and “find things to do in your free time.”
Object number2022.20.60
NotesSubject Note: The Connecticut Historical Society’s Community History Project (CHP) is a public-facing initiative, focused on contemporary collecting, gathering items of the recent past as well as from events happening today. This program developed community historians to identify, document, and preserve their experiences as residents of Connecticut, and to share these experiences during a series of community presentations. The project focused on the impact of Covid-19 on Connecticans, particularly on Black and Brown communities, funeral homes, and on nursing home and elder care populations.Cataloging Note: This cataloging project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-249472-OMS-21.
Subject Terms
- New Britain
- People of color
- Oral history
- Interviews
- COVID-19 (Disease)
- COVID-19 (Disease)
- COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
- Oral narratives
- Hispanic people
- Dominicans
- Women
- High school students
- Students
- Online learning and distance education
- Masks
- Face masks
- Internet
- Elections
- Voting
- Relationships
- Family
- Friendship
- Vaccines
- Teenagers
- Interviews and Oral Histories
- Born Digital Audio
- Community History Project IMLS Museums for America Grant
- COVID-19 Pandemic Collection
Collections
- COVID-19 Pandemic Oral History Interviews (Community History Project), 2022-2023
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