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- Title
- Kai Walther Interview, 08 April 2019
- Date
- 2019-04-08
- Creator
- Walther, Kai; Hentzen, Hana; Zurn, Perry
- Subject
- Classroom environment; College environment – LGBTQ; Corporate culture; Lesbian; LGBTQ community; Gender neutral toilet facilities; Gender nonconformity; Greek letter societies; History—LGBTQ; Internship programs; Masculinity; Rugby football teams; Sexual orientation; Social media; Student housing; Transgender college students; White privilege
- Local Identifier
- AU_Trans_Oral_History_Walther
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:83280
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Kai Walther Interview, May 21, 2020
- Date
- May 21, 2020
- Creator
- Kai Walther; Dan Kerr
- Description
- Kai Walther recently graduated from American University. Covid-19 cut their senior rugby season short. They had to take classes online and celebrate their commencement virtually. Kai lives in an 800 square foot apartment in DC with three other roommates and feels restricted, unable to go on trips, freely travel outside, visit museums, cafes, or friends. They face major hurdles finding work in the field of public history now that all the museums are closed. They feel it is difficult to stay motivated. Kai’s three roommates have kept them going. They spend more time together, play board games, cook together, and have gone on bike rides. Zoom has also allowed Kai to attend virtual birthday parties, have movie nights with friends, and have family events. Zoom, however, is imperfect because it only allows one person to talk at a time. Kai hopes we learn the importance of government support in health care as the most vulnerable are currently receiving the least amount of support. Kai also asks that people wear masks to protect those who are more at risk. This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
- Subject
- Washington, DC; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; American University; rugby; Zoom; family; friends; roommates; biking; public history; museums; cafes; DuPont Circle; online learning; commencement; healthcare; government support
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2164
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.