She had arrived two hours earlier for her midnight shift and stood out with her sparkly headband warmer. But they didnt want to be interviewed. It was a little bit of persistence, a little bit of luck. Ashley Hoffman will deliver your Sunday Newsletter as always and Ill be back Monday to kickoff a new week. They had a tentative itinerary. Pati Jinich and her hubby Daniel have not only had successful careers, but they have also been blessed with a happy family. Round 3 (No. They took COVID-19 tests to protect others, especially when they visited Navajo Nation, which was particularly hard hit by the pandemic. I was way more anxious about it. By the end of the trip we were walking into 30 businesses getting rejected by all of them. Jinich opened the trunk to finish packing and some food came pouring out. A presentation by Alan Jinich and Max Strickberger 6:00 PM (ET) in the Arts Caf. Jays parents then invited them to Sunday lunch. I love it. created by College seniors Alan Jinich and Max Strickberger. So I started speaking to him in Spanish and we just bonded as Mexicans. Contact. Would I follow the quiet moments of students walking home from Smokes? I like the barrier, she says. Im sure if I was approached by two strangers in the middle of the workday, Id think it was pretty weird as well. You look outside and youre nearly on Locust! A lot of granola bars. He's photographed for PBS series Pati's Mexican Table and co-created Generation Pandemic, an oral history archive focused on COVID's impacts on young adults in America.His work has been featured in The Washington Post, Pennsylvania Gazette, and Philadelphia Inquirer. The fireplace is turned off tonight. In this agreement, you accept communications from partners which may include newsletters, exclusive event invites, discount codes and emails containing other Super Citizen Member perks. In pursuing the story of Jesus, a cattle rancher on the Texas-Mexico border, Jinichs interviews spanned several days. Sign up for our newsletter. Winner: Alan Jinich, "'You never get that smell off your clothes.'" Second Place: Pamela De La Cruz, "Sheltering Hope at a Violent Border for Migrants" Third Place: Sophia DeGrands, "Higher Thinking" . If you see this in todays newsletter, that means were highlighting our exclusive journalism. JBP: How has this experience affected your already-strong friendship? Their Generation Pandemic is an oral history archive that documents the impact of COVID-19 on young adults in America. As with any personal archive, theres always a multiplicity of lives that leave a trace, Cloutier says. They were really just very open-ended conversations. And then, at the same time, there was the opposite where, because you were a young person, you werent financially secure, and you still relied on your family in a lot of ways. It was really energizing to be out there and trying to find someone who was generous enough to share a part of their life with us., As they settle into their senior year at Penn, they are continuing work on the Generation Pandemic archive. Our little class would meet once every two weeks over the dinner hour. But in the bar, people can become drunk and aggressive. She used to bartend early morning shifts before becoming a security guard. Wake up one day and were driving 10 hours, Strickberger says. We wanted to do that kind of oral history with personal narratives, but specific to our age and about the pandemic, Strickberger says. Photography by Alan Jinich . But its not home. Speaking of which, the timing couldnt be better for this Penn study suggesting that just one drink per day is enough to cause brain shrinkage. The Peregrine Prize from the Academy of American Poets. By 6abc Digital Staff They used an app, called Social Explorer, to chart a route with socioeconomic and ethnic diversity. His final Spring Fling in 2012, the Green Monsters had hosted their annual pre-game brunch and kept a running tally of how many times Carly Rae Jepsens Call Me Maybe played. Both, in the College of Arts and Sciences, are back on campus this fall for their senior year. I think an archiving and interviewing project like this will be looked at many decades hence, she says. Jazz or folk would be playing in the background, the five of us nestled into plush chairs in the faculty lounge of the English building. Some stories they didnt realize they needed until they found them, like Faith, a woman they encountered in Utah who told them she was the first person in her county to contract COVID-19. AJ: A lot of cheese sandwiches for Max. If youve read The Secret History by Donna Tartt or watched Dead Poets Society, Id say its a bit like that, says Stein. And Im a big history guy. Jean-Christophe Cloutier is an associate professor of English and Comparative Literature and Undergraduate Chair of Penns English Department in the School of Arts & Sciences. If I could get the support, Id totally just keep going. And I had the time since I was staying home a lot.. There arent neat quotes that show me who these women were when they lived in my house as much as there are actions. Penn Students Travel Cross-Country to Collect Pandemic Stories. He began journalistic and media work in high school, where a photograph he took won the Gold Medal in the national Scholastic Art & Writing competition, and came in second place in the DC Congressional Art Competition in photography, which earned him a scholarship to the George Washington University pre-college photojournalism summer program. He's also interested in GIS Mapping and quantitative image analysis. Initially I was thinking of just following one person around for the entire semester, but he seemed to be really excited by the idea of a tone poem, a sort of noir perspective of Penn after midnight. They worried both about their son missing a semester and his health and safety. Id basically say Hi, my name is Max. Id never done a project that had this kind of depth and kind of length to it. Like what youre reading? It was an underground job at the height of COVID restrictions. Rodin security guard? Alan met their grandfather who started the family business, got invited over for dinner, Strickberger said. During the spring of 2021, Alan Jinich and Max Strickberger conducted over 80 interviews with 18-25 year olds, meeting people across 16 states and . This is the interview, all Id need to do is turn on my recorder and its the same thing, and theyre like Oh, I didnt realize it would be so casual, lets do it. And what you can do about it. The Creative Writing Program is pleased to announce this year's winners. So trying to introduce some humor into the situation helped. Once she got out of quarantine, everyone kept at a distance until the sheriff hugged her.. Curtis photographs had a big impact on Deverauxs mother, which made the project even more meaningful. He takes his job seriouslysafeguarding The Scroll and carrying it with him through medical school, through various moves, through travels. I found I really love this work, says Jinich. c. His famous were talking about practice? news conference. AJ: Im more of a music guy and Max is more of a podcast/audio book guy. We loved transcribing these interviews and editing down these stories. Alan is a multimedia journalist based in Philadelphia. Both Strickberger, 23, and Jinich, 22, got vaccinated before they left but they were heading to states where masking and vaccination were not prevalent. The first day they made it to Chattanooga, Tennessee and conducted their first three interviews, prearranged through a friend from Penn. And later they invited us to the high school prom, because everyone in the town goes to the prommoms, dads, aunts, uncles, everybody, Jinich says. The professor and I were on the phone over winter break trying to brainstorm some ideas for a long-form project before the start of the semester, says Jinich. The first week was loosely planned, and the rest unfolded as they went along. Nasir says, straighten up, and they straighten up. The door reads Lewis: Hampstead, QC. He opens the door with a smile and I introduce myself as a past resident. They read several classic texts and recent writings included Studs Terkels Working, first-person interviews with a variety of workers in the 1970s, and Hard Times, first-person accounts of daily life during the Great Depression. Waking up in that type of environment I thought how could you ever be sad? He pulls out a tattered green folder. READ MORE: Penn receives record $125 million to offer free tuition to nurse practitioners to work in underserved communities, I thought it was a great idea, Egan said of the project, such a creative way of responding to a disruption of the education they were merrily rolling along with. We had a lot of rejections. October 19, 2021; . But I know well be back standing on this deck one day, me and Sam. Jinich grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland and attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, DC. I can tell you immediately how the pandemic affected people my age, but I think the more interesting take-aways will come when we have time to process it and also when we see the changes that happened with the people we interviewed. We will never give or sell your information to a thirdparty. Contact the Operations Office at (215) 898-6933 for . The cousins said they would only talk for 10 minutes. The result is a staggering archive that captures this precarious moment in time. A jar of marmalade was lost. AJ: We saw different sides of each other. Four years of shared history and thirty-four years of separate histories are being crammed into the call. They also often spoke with Cloutier, who had Strickberger in his courses, Jack Kerouac & Postwar Counterculture and Post 45 American Literature & Film. And that ended up being a really meaningful part, seeing young people writing while envisioning what life would be like after the pandemic., Peiss says this type of first-person archive is important for historians. RELATED: Philly man sets out on a daunting mission to meet 10,000 strangers. I just felt like I was wasting something that I previously loved so much, Strickberger said. They received a $4,000 grant from Penns Sachs Program for Arts Innovation. I have been told this by several of his housemates. GENERATION PANDEMIC Generation Pandemic is an oral history archive that documents the impact of COVID-19 on young adults in America. Round 3 (No. When Penn student Alan Jinich finally decided he couldn't take one more day of sitting inside his rented house taking virtual classes, he came up with quite the solution. Eight girls, planning to live there until graduation. They spoke with a few skeptical construction workers on Main Street and decided to move on to the next town, but then they passed a sign for a dairy farm. And then just trial and error. Enlisting his friend and roommate, disillusioned Penn English major Max Strickberger, the two took off their spring semester, loaded up Jinich's mom's SUV with food and . Since Strickberger was a child, he loved stories and always asked his mom to read him another. Contest judge: Rachel Zolf. We saw young people being in a place where they could get up and move entirely. Get our newsletter, The Daily . Faced with another semester of virtual courses this past spring, they decided to take a chance and take the semester off from their Penn classes to pursue their Generation Pandemic project. Its not crooked or straight, but sways with the pulse of music and breaks as bodies cut in. No one in their age range was there, but the person there suggested they go on up to the Daltons farm. Love this. No one gets in unless they comply. Were going to hit the road again, Jinich said. (LR) Green Monsters donning their custom-made Spring Fling apparel. By the end of it, Tyler and Jay introduced us to their whole family.. And Sharon, 22, a Santa Fe, N.M., restaurant worker trying to balance her college studies with helping her family, including her drug-addicted brother and his girlfriend, who had a baby, also born drug addicted. And Im proud of what they've been able to achieve, he says. Amber sits behind the front desk in Harrison. Students engaged closely with Hendrickson on topics until they landed on one that really resonated. Last year they drove 7,300 miles across 23 states for six weeks, interviewing people ages 18 to 25 about their experiences during the pandemic. It was fall 2020, the era of pre-COVID-19 vaccines, and Jinich's roommate Max Strickberger, an English major who also reveled in his classes, was similarly disillusioned. Awarded to the best original poetry by a graduate student. At first glance, his face reminds me of my younger brothers. We agree toonly ever use your information to send you Citizen news, updates, and offers. Having that bar between me and the guest gives me more confidence. Department of English University of Pennsylvania Fisher-Bennett Hall, room 127 3340 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6273 Phone: (215) 898-7341 We'll want to know what this time was like, just as people in the 1930s were trying to understand the Great Depression by interviewing people, by photographing them, and creating a record of that experience that we still draw upon today.. Or, if you ask Max Strickberger (C '22) and Alan Jinich (C '22), the word of a generation. They want to revisit people they interviewed and look for new subjects in other towns and cities. After that, everything was more spontaneous and challenging. AJ: It got me so excited to do more of this stuff. Cloutier says even though the project focused on a particular generation, stories like Sharons make the archive a much wider and richer portrait of the American scene right now, glimpsing the experiences of other generations, he says. I see some tendrils of Kerouac and the Beat Generation in Max and Alans project, Cloutier says. Max Strickberger and Alan Jinich, seniors in Penn Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, drove 7,300 miles across 23 states for six weeks in the spring to interview people ages 18 to 25 . In Circleville, Utah, they faced two particularly skeptical subjects who were cousins. But it also just feels like the start of a study on our generation. I study neuroscience and Ive been undecided as to what I want to do after school, and now Im considering work that involves writing and interviews., The same is true for Strickberger. At the same time, Ill recognize that we could only access certain stories. Gallery. Generation Pandemic, an oral history archive undertaken by Penn English major Max Strickberger and Penn English minor Alan Jinich, featured in Penn Today. A new report suggests a sizable undercount of Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans during the 2020 Census. As in a dream, I feel that hes taken my place. The music will be unrecognizable, the styles will have changed, and we will have changed with them. And they were super down to chat, they were interested in why we were in Circleville and we got to talking, but when we told them Oh were interested in doing these interviews for this project, they were way more skeptical. We worked with a history professor from Penn, Kathy Peiss; just out of the kindness of her heart, shes very generous and met with us outside of school. RELATED: 10-year Philly project explores the power of empathetic listening. David provides a running analysis on how the fashion trends have changed (guys dont wear tank tops anymore) and how out-of-place he feels on campus (I dont remember the last time I went to a party). It felt luxurious to get on the road and drive 250 miles when we had just spent the last 12 months in our bedrooms, Jinich says. But then someone suggested they hit the grocery store where a manager strolled the aisles and readily pointed out potential subjects. Alan Jinich is a junior from Maryland studying Neuroscience and minoring in English. The African American MBA Association at the Wharton School celebrates its 50th anniversary. Generation Pandemic, an online oral history archive by senior English major Max Strickberger and senior English minor Alan Jinich, featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Washington Post. We asked ourselves: Why are we not thinking more about what that means? And we ended up meeting these guys, Jade and Tyler and Scott Dalton, who are brothers and cousins. Reading the testimonies you immediately see the array, the range of people that theyve been able to meet, and how Max and Alan have allowed them to tell their own stories, which I really, really admire.. We were talking with them for 30 minutes before we got them to agree to let us turn the recorder on, Strickberger said. So for her, the pandemic meant the opposite of movement, and it meant she had to be home, and home didnt feel safe. But during the pandemic, she had to be home, and home for her meant a really tight trailer. By signing up for the Super Citizen membership, you agree to have your information shared with partner organization(s), including: first name, last name and email. RELATED: New film captures a Philly familys struggle with opioid addiction. I listen, and later, I dont attempt to transcribe the call as I did for the other residents I interviewed. In the spring of 2021, they traversed the country to interview drastically different 18- to 25-year-olds, collecting oral histories which would come to comprise their "collective remembrance" storytelling project Generation Pandemic . Who knows how this will percolate in the long run for them: exhibitions, photographs, maybe works of non-fiction down the road? Before he leaves the deckhe has to get back to his girlfriend and the life of a 32-year-old adulthe tells me and Sam that he can see that we love each other and that it makes him happy to see. Once we sat down, the interview went on for hours. It was toward the end of their 7,300-mile journey across 23 states, on a quest to interview young adults about how the pandemic has changed their lives, when the two University of Pennsylvania students were faced with a decision: Should they go to the high school prom in Circleville, Utah? Schools and centers across campus will offer special opportunities to engage with activities and programs geared toward kids ages 9-15. Facebook gives people the power to. 10 overall), Darnell Wright, offensive line, Chicago Bears. It felt really good when we could get people to speak with us, because every time we got to a new town, it was just like: restart, Strickberger says. In all, the Penn seniors, now back on campus, conducted more than 80 interviews, some in Spanish Jinich is of Mexican heritage and bilingual. And its just a staple for growing up in Philly. Penn's Creative Writing Program will host an honors thesis reading event on April 27 to celebrate the graduating seniors in the 2022 honors program. Patience and perseverance combined with chance and a little luck as they stopped in Circleville, Utah. And Im really grateful to have that archive. Sam lying in bed surrounded by her collected and carefully-sourced antiquities. They looked at each other. Seven of us posing in front of the Green Monster, our future house (circa 2019, a year before we moved in). The room is exactly as I remembered, except now its filled with Canadian sports memorabilia, posters, and hats. Winner: Knar . GDS alum Alan Jinich '17 has won the 2022 Nora Magid Mentorship Prize along with Penn classmate Beatrice Forman. Price is subject to change with prior notification. GDS teachers focus on providing an individualized education for each child, from elementary grades through high school. Stay updated on all our coverage. Hendrickson, Senior Lecturer in the Department of English, is a veteran author and journalist. We kept talking for 10, 20, 30 minutes, they showed us around their garage and stuff, and then eventually we told them What were doing now? Generation Pandemic, an oral history archive undertaken by Penn English major Max Strickberger and Penn English . Take a guess and find The Answer here. The schools performing arts program includes theater, dance, and music. For questions about membership or to opt out, please email [emailprotected]. Every new town we were starting fresh, Strickberger said. The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation hosts an in-depth look at the work of the late Chen Lok Lee, a multidisciplinary artist, printmaker, painter, and professor based in Philadelphia. They asked each person to write in a notebook the answer to the question: After the pandemic I want to Strickberger says he got the idea from a conversation with novelist Jennifer Egan about the project. In high school, I started a culture and identity magazine that was predicated on personal storytelling. Elyssa Chou, Blueprint. Five security guards declined to speak with me before I approached Amber at the wrap-around desk in Harrison, a high-rise dorm built in 1970. Well give a shoutout to a reader at random who answers correctly. Alan Jinich couldn't take it anymore: sitting at a desk in his rented residence, taking his online courses at the University of Pennsylvania. Local Coronavirus Numbers: Heres your daily look at the latest COVID-19 data. They went into every shop on Main Street, but couldnt find anyone their age to interview. Duffin acting university archivist at Penn Archives shared that the project was started in May 2020 as a proactive step to make sure that the Penn community intentionally documents this pandemic better than . With support from grants and the Netter Center, the Andrew Hamilton School in Cobbs Creek is now home to a food forest and a thriving garden, providing healthy produce, green space, stormwater management, and educational opportunities. Like, if you were a young Black kid you grew up on that stuff. At the end of each interview, they asked everyone to write in a notebook a response to the prompt, after the pandemic, I want to.. Tennessee football's 2023 NFL draft picks: Round 1 (No. Harrison Lobby, 1AM. Senior Max Strickberger, co-creator of Generation Pandemic. She examined archival prints and held in-depth interviews with the curator. Jazz or folk would be playing in the background, the five of us nestled into plush chairs in the faculty lounge of the English building.

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