Omololu Omoteso oral history interview

Title

Omololu Omoteso oral history interview

Creator

McKenzie, Ryneisha A.
Omoteso, Omololu

Description

Omololu Omoteso is from Nigeria and was a student in Drexel University's Biological Sciences program at the time of this interview. Omololu Omoteso reflects on first learning about COVID-19 and shares initial feelings and thoughts. This interview describes the cancellation of spring break travel plans and how it made Omololu Omoteso realize the gravity of the pandemic. This interview describes how COVID-19 impacted Omololu Omoteso's life, including mental health and social life. Omololu Omoteso comments on the United States government's response to the pandemic and shares thoughts on how the government could have better controlled the spread of the virus. Omololu Omoteso touches on incentives to stay home during the pandemic, such as rental assistance. This interview compares how the United States handled the pandemic to other countries. This interview also comments on President Donald Trump's language when discussing COVID-19 and the impact of his anti-Asian remarks about the virus. Omololu Omoteso shares thoughts on wearing masks and mandating mask-wearing. This interview touches on how COVID-19 relates to racism regarding healthcare disparities, white privilege, and protests. This interview discusses lasting impacts of COVID-19 and how the virus changed Omololu Omoteso's view of the world. This interview concludes with comments on Drexel's plan to offer hybrid courses.

This interview was conducted during HNRS 301: COVID-19, taught by Scott Knowles during summer quarter 2020.

Source

COVID-19 seminar oral history interviews (Collection MC.00.100), Drexel University Archives

Rights

In copyright. Copyright owned by Drexel University. Contact Drexel University Archives for permission to use.

Subject

COVID-19 (Disease)
College students
COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects
Education, Higher
Racism--United States
Trump, Donald, 1946-
Protective clothing
Epidemics--Psychological aspects

Relation

Listen to the audio recording of this interview and read a raw transcript in Drexel University's digital repository.

Type

interviews

Date Created

August 12, 2020

Language

English

Duration

31:31 minutes

Interviewer

McKenzie, Ryneisha A.

Interviewee

Omoteso, Omolulu

Citation

McKenzie, Ryneisha A. and Omoteso, Omololu, “Omololu Omoteso oral history interview,” Drexel Exhibits, accessed May 4, 2024, https://drexelexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/306.