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Title: Thai Hung Nguyen Interview, May 18, 2020
Date: May 18, 2020
Creator: Thai Hung Nguyen; Dan Kerr
Description: Thai Hung Nguyen, a realtor with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Premier, shares how COVID has impacted his business. He discusses how realtors have had to take on new safety measures in ways they have never done before, such as wearing masks and disinfecting themselves with hand sanitizer and wipes. Thai talks about the new technologies realtors are using to give virtual tours of homes, and the need for them to stay on top of the real estate market. Finally, he shares how realtors have been caring and supporting for the community, especially in supporting local businesses. While he sees the virus as a very bad thing for humankind, Thai believes it has brought out kind hearts as people care for each other. This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
Subject: Falls Church, VA; Washington, DC; Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Premier; realtor; home buying; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; safety; virtual tours; real estate; market; community; human connection
Country: United States
Collection: From Me To You: A COVID-19 Oral History Project
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2152
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Title: Tim Davis Interview, November 18, 2020
Date: November 18, 2020
Creator: Tim Davis; Joy Pierce
Description: Tim Davis is a Black artist currently living in Northern Virginia and active in the D.C. arts scene. He is originally from the Chicago area but has spent the past few decades in the D.C. area. In addition to extensive work with public arts programing, he worked for a teacher for more than thirty years. He discusses his life from childhood, experiences in school with busing, observing the Civil Rights Movement, and his career history. Finally, he reflects on the role of art in social movements and the Black Lives Matter Movement in particular. He concludes by recounting some of his experiences at the protests during summer 2020. The interview was conducted remotely through the podcasting program Zencastr without issue.
Subject: Washington, D.C.; Black lives matter movement; Art; Education; Artists; Protest movements; Segregation; Busing for school integration; Civil Rights Movement; Chicago (Ill.); Chicagoland; Falls Church (Va.); Fairfax County Public Schools; Oakton High School; National Endowment for the Arts; Symmetry
Country: United States
Collection: Black Artists in Washington, DC and the Black Lives Matter Movement Oral History Project; info:fedora/dcplislandora:307079
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2610
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