Coronavirus: How the Pacific and its People Have Been Affected by Isabella Aguilar, Medford, Oregon (Curation Number Five)

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 Isabella Aguilar

Medford, Oregon

 

Coronavirus: How the Pacific and its People Have Been Affected

 

Aitutaki: Life in Covid-free paradise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32CtImRvQNs




Island Without Tourists

https://admccormick.medium.com/the-island-without-tourists-39783c75c774


Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together – Concert to unite Pacific Region

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYtl1Xhe19g




Pacific Islanders in the US battle stigma as well as High Infection Rates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsPIne32v4c



 

I chose these resources based on the geographic region they cover and their content. I’ve featured a YouTube video about the small island of Aitutaki and how their residents have adjusted to a calmer life during the lockdown. It was nice to see many families being able to enjoy their time together and make the most of their situation. Island Without Tourists is an essay that covers how the characteristics of a small tourist-friendly island in Japan have changed since the pandemic. It was important for me to share the United Nations Pacific Unite Concert because it contains a variety of Pacific artists and residents sharing messages of hope and positivity. Members of the United Nations share their thoughts as well. I found this concert unique and well-executed because it gives space for the Pacific community to share their cultural traditions in hopes of touching someone positively. This concert pays tribute to Pacific Island communities in need as well as gives a call to action for people to take this pandemic seriously. Larger issues such as race and hate speech were touched upon by artists with their cultural twist on it. The last video is a news clip regarding a Pacific Islander family in California and the level of criticism they’ve received since their cases of COVID-19. Many people criticize lower and middle-class minorities for obtaining COVID-19 because of infection rate statistics. What many don’t realize is that these communities tend to have a lack of resources to be able to take time off work or even get medical attention. The stigmas surrounding these people make it much harder to speak up because of the shame and embarrassment that follows, much like it followed the Ili family.

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