The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is partnering with StoryCorps to collect stories about the COVID-19 pandemic. The multiyear initiative will document, archive, and make accessible Americans’ experiences with COVID-19, to strengthen understanding of American life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center is especially interested in collecting stories from workers at the frontlines of COVID-19 care (medical professionals, emergency service workers, and others).
This initiative is part of the COVID-19 American History Project, a Congressionally funded program to record and preserve American experiences with COVID-19. CLICK HERE learn more about the Project.
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Andrew Pugliese (52) speaks with StoryCorps facilitator Micaela Camacho-Tenreiro (25) about his experience as the head of the Brooklyn Sanitation Department during the COVID-19 pandemic. He reflects on the challenges the department faced, how they adapted to assist healthcare workers...