Amanda Harding, College Student, May 2021
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Amanda Harding, College Student, May 2021
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Description
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Interviewee: Amanda Harding
Interviewer: Gabe Olson
Date: May 6, 2021
Format: Video recording, Zoom
Location of interview: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Transcriber: Gabe Olson
Additional Transcription Equipment used: Otter.ai
Project in association with: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
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Oral history transcript
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Date
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May 6, 2021
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Creator
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Gabe Olson
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Contributor
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Alexis Polencheck
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Abstract
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Amanda Harding was UW-Eau Claire student studying abroad in Italy during the time of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the interview, she discusses her experiences with the pandemic as a Midwesterner stranded abroad, as well as her personal opinions regarding the pandemic in general. She also discusses some of the differences in the handling of the pandemic she experienced abroad, compared with what she has experience in Eau Claire. She also talks of the rising politicization because of the pandemic and how she has learned to deal with it.