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Alright, excellent. So, um, I've learned that I have, I have to go to a particular site to make sure that the call is recording, but that's what it's doing right now. Um, yeah. All right. So I'm going to give um the slate, which is, uh, today's date is July 14, 2020. My name is Obden Mondésir. I am collecting this oral history for, um, Queens college and Queens memory, uh, in regards to the COVID-19 oral history project on Queens Col-, sorry. Um, on Queens. Um, I am with Allyson Regis uh, Allyson, Allyson, could you spell your name?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1.0,45.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Sure. Yep. My first name, Allyson A L L Y S O N. And last name Regis, R E G I S.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=45.0,57.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Uh, and could you tell me the year you were born?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=57.0,61.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Uh, 1989.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=61.0,65.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, and I am asking if you consent to the creative commons attribution, non-commissioned share like internal license. So like, do you agree to the terms and conditions outlined in the Queen's memory informed consent and copyright permission form that I shared with you over email?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=65.0,85.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Yes.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=85.0,86.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Okay. And, um, do you currently live in Queens?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=86.0,91.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Yes, I do.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=91.0,94.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: What part?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=94.0,94.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Cambria Heights\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=94.0,96.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Uh, did you grow up well, I guess, um, do you mind telling me, uh, the, the first neighborhood you did grow up in?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=96.0,104.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, sure. So while technically I was born in Brooklyn, but I only lived there until I was one, so I don't really remember it or anything, but, um, I've been living in Cambria Heights pretty much since, since then. Um, so I've lived like in the same house since, since I was one, um, I did move away for about two years. So at one point I lived in Selden and then afterwards went to Ithaca, but then about three years ago, moved back to Cambria Heights\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=104.0,135.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: And Selden is in upstate New York,\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=135.0,138.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Uh, long Island, Suffolk County.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=138.0,140.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Oh, okay. And how long were you in Selden for?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=140.0,144.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: So I was in Selden for a year and then, um, I moved, uh, because it was for school, so I was, um, there working and then afterwards, um, moved to Ithaca also for a year. So I was finishing up my doctoral training.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=144.0,163.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Oh, okay. Um, so tell me what it was like growing up in. Wait, wait. So you spent most of your childhood growing up in which area?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=163.0,172.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Cambria Heights ?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=172.0,173.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Okay. So tell me what it was like growing up in Cambria Heights.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=173.0,177.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, I think it was interesting because, um, I feel like it's kind of a mix of sort of like city and suburb in a way, because it's over here. There's um, uh, I guess it's about like 25 minutes from Jamaica center. So it's not really like in the hustle and bustle. It's not near any trains, so usually there's like one or two bus lines around here. Um, so in a way, sometimes growing up, I kind of felt a little bit disconnected from some, um, some of my other friends and peers who were living more so, um, in other areas that they were just kind of able to move around a lot more because over here, even though there's the bus, a lot of people have cars. And, um, most of the time I wouldn't usually in Long Island because Cambria Heights is right on the border. But, um, overall I feel like it was kind of a good experience. Like, um, I'm , even to this day, I'm so close with some people who live in my area that are my age. And, um, I went to school around here, uh, up until high school. So, um, yeah, this is sorta like my hood.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=177.0,248.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Mm. And, um, tell me about the house you grew up in.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=248.0,252.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, so, uh, we grew up or I grew up in a, it's like a four bedroom house and it's, um, in terms of like my family, it's my parents and myself. So I grew up as an only child although, technically I'm not only child, but I grew up as an only child. Um, and it was kind of interesting because my, um, for a lot of my other friends, like, you know, they lived in apartments and other things, so I didn't really know any other life but living in a house. And so afterwards when I moved to Selden and was living in a basement apartment and then moved to Ithaca and then had my own place. So, um, that's kind of interesting now that I'm a little bit older and sort of understand like some ownership value and stuff.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=252.0,302.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. And, um, I guess, tell me about your parents. Were they from New York?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=302.0,307.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: So my parents, um, so both of my parents were immigrants. So, um, my dad, he immigrated from, um, Grenada in the Caribbean and, uh, in, I think around like 1976. And, um, for my mom, she, uh, she was born in Trinidad and she grew up in Grenada also. Um, but more, I guess, more recently she immigrated from Venezuela. So, um, cause she lived there all throughout her teenage years and most, um, a lot of my family still live there. So she's been here since, uh, 1977. So for both of my parents, they, um, came here in the seventies and from the Caribbean and just trying to, you know, make the American dream i guess And so both of them, um, they ended up getting jobs related to law enforcement. So my mom works for the federal courts for 26 years and then my dad was a corrections officer for New York state for 21 years.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=307.0,371.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Okay. Um, and, uh, what was it like going to school in Cambria Heights?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=371.0,378.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, it was interesting I think because I, so for my first six years of school, I went to private school in, in the area. And so, um, in my area it's like predominantly Black. Oh, it has. Apparently a decent sized Jewish population as I live right here, um, like a really big popular a Jewish cemetery by me, so it was interesting because, um, when I went to the private school, it was, uh, owned Black owned it, there was like a lot of Black pride and I'm thinking like the black, national Anthem and learning dances and everything. So, but I, at the time I didn't really understand the value of it. Um, because that was the only experience of school that I had. So people, um, like my classmates and everyone, they were Black, the administration faculty were like black and Hispanic. Um, and then afterwards around, uh, fifth grade, then I went, ended up going to public school in my neighborhood too. So after that it was like, I mean, it was slightly different experience. So I mean, the demographics were still pretty similar of the students, but, um, faculty were mostly white and, um, and it was just also different in terms of class sizes. Cause I was used to it like literally my fourth grade class, there were 15 of us that was the whole fourth grade of the whole school. Um, so then afterwards going to fifth grade, there was multiple classes, at least 30 people per class. So in a way that was kind of a trying experience.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=378.0,478.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Um, could you name the private school that you went to again?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=478.0,482.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Sure. Uh, it was, uh, Cambria Center for the Gifted Child. Um, pre-K til fourth grade.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=482.0,492.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And um, then the high school, the sorry, the, the public school that you went to for, uh, from the fifth grade.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=492.0,499.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/30","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Yeah. So then, uh, after Cambridge Center then for fifth grade, I went to uh PS 176 um, and then after that for middle school, I ended up going to IS 59, just, um, a little bit further out, but not so much further in Springfield Gardens.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=499.0,517.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/31","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Oh yeah. I know Springfield Gardens pretty well, uh, kinda well. Um, and, uh, and then what happened after, um, well what, what was it like going to IS 59? Do you, have you mentioned memories of the staff changing? Um, did that continue? What I, uh, at this school?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=517.0,539.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/32","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, yeah, I would say so. I would say so, um, yeah, it was, it was more so I think mixed, and even in terms of the students, there were more, um, South Asian or Southeast Asian students. So a lot of my friends, um, for kind of like from all over and, um, particularly to it, cause I was in a lot of like gifted and talented, uh, say from classes. So it was, um, it was kind of interesting to stress these, the mix then, and at the same time we were sort of loved and hated by our, our classmates because you were sort of like the nerdy smart kid. Um, so for some of my, for some of my peers, especially my male peers, they got bullied. Um, but for me I never did. So, um, that was, that was kind of a different experience, which I think they, like, they increased diversity sort of ended up preparing me for high school because then afterwards I ended up going to, um, high school in Brooklyn. I went to Brooklyn Tech and then that was also just like a lot, a lot of diversity of Staff and students even like a higher degree.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=539.0,607.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/33","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. What was it like having to commute to? Well, I first, I, I, as soon as you have to take the, the exams to get into the program or was that not a thing in your time?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=607.0,619.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/34","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, yes, that wasn't in my time, so um actually in my middle school. I don't, I don't know exactly how it happened, but I remember that, um, there was this like program that they had, um, the math science Institute. And I think my parents had found out about it through my middle school. And, um, there was another one to, uh, prep for prep. But, um, even though I qualified, like in terms of academics, I didn't qualify based on income. Um, since my family, they were like middle class, I think that's made a little bit too much. So, um, before, uh, NSI for the math sciences too, then I, um, I did qualify for that. And so for that program, um, I did end up taking classes. So every week in, um, seventh grade, um, during the summer between seventh and eighth grade, and then also for part of eighth grade, I would go, um, to Townsend Harris and, uh, we would get instruction, additional introduction in math and English basically preparing us to take the, um, the, uh, what do you call it? SHSAT for the specialized high school. So, uh, that was like a good year and a half that I was like preparing to get in. So I was happy when I got into Brooklyn tech, especially cause at that time they only had the three specialized high schools like Brooklyn tech, uh, Stuyvesant and Bronx science. So it was a pretty big deal.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=619.0,707.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/35","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Yeah. Has that changed? Um, is it, I mean, I, I assume that those three high schools were still the only specialized high school that you could get to do the test?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=707.0,717.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/36","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, no, actually that did change a bit. So, I mean, for, for those high schools, that is, um, you can still, you still have to take the test for those three, but, um, they're actually actually added a couple of them, so they have, um, I don't know, all of them, I think in total there's like eight of them. So they also have one in the Bronx, like I think Bronx high, uh, not Bronx. Um, what is it? Staten Island. They had a Staten Island technical high school. They had, um, I think some like high school through City college or through York college, I believe. Um, so yeah, it kind of expanded, um, the number, cause I remember learning about that a couple years ago and I was like, wait, it's not the classic three high schools anymore. Yeah. They did add a couple of them.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=717.0,764.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/37","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Okay. And, um, tell me about your experience of attending BrooklynTech high school.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=764.0,772.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/38","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, it was interesting. I feel like my experience there, it was, um, in a way it's like we, I guess in a way it was sort of like a microcosm of New York city since you had all of these different groups. So for me it was like, I was never only hanging out with Black kids, but it was just like You had all the different groups. And so everyone knew each other. So at the school I had, um, at that time it had about 4,000 or 4,500 students in total. So my graduating class had about 1100 students and it kind of felt like a big family because it sort of like tied us together. Like even to this day, if I find out if people who went to my high school, it's sort of like, \"Oh, you went to Brooklyn Tech oh My God, \"even if you don't really know them. Um, but at the time it was what was interesting was that I remember, um, when I first started my principal, he was Black and I remember seeing him one day, I think it was like on the bus or the train or something like that. And we ended up talking and he was telling me about like all the Black students that were at the, at the school. And I was just like, I forget the percentage he said, but I remember being surprised that I was like, I don't, I'm like where this large presented you're talking about. I don't really see them around like that. Um, and so it, I guess in a way I kind of got used to not always being like the majority more so like, because I think more so in, um, middle school. And before that it was the, um, the demographics of the school represented the demographics of the neighborhood so it was like a zoned school, but then going to Brooklyn and then having people who, you know, took the test. And so there's, you know, a lot of issues with the test. And even now they're still talking about how to revamp it and make the student population representative more of New York City rather than who can pass the test. So, um, in that way then I kind of ended up kind of driving with different people from different places. Um, which was cool. And in a way, even though we talked, I feel like even though we talk about New York being like a melting pot, I feel like it's more like a salad because of the salad, you have all these different, like theyre still so separate in a way that you could still pick out the different groups. And I felt like in a way, even though we all knew each other at the school that was everyone kind of had their cliques too, um, or like the people you feel talked about a little bit more so, um, and even for, um, for my undergrad, a lot of people from my undergrad went to, um, my, um, a lot of people from my high school went to my undergrad. Um, so we had, I think over a hundred students from my high school there too. So it was still like repeating again, like the same people.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=772.0,953.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/39","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Okay. And, um, one person I did want to go back to was Ms. Graber, um, in prior conversations, you mentioned how she was an influence on you. Um, could you tell me what grade she taught?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=953.0,967.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/40","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, yeah, this was very, uh, high school. She taught me for, um, I believe, I think it was part of, I think 10th and 11th if I remember correctly.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=967.0,981.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/41","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Uh, and, uh, tell me about her. Why was she such an influence?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=981.0,985.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/42","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, she was, she was such an influence, I think, because it kind of felt like she was very approachable. Um, and it kind of like felt very comfortable talking to her just about anything. And I felt like she would also ask us like how we're doing, but wuold really want to know. Um, cause when I think back to some of my, my high school teachers, that wasn't necessarily the case or for some, they were, they at least to me felt like were unapproachable or kind of strict. So I mean, I would always do my work and, you know, get good grades. But I think from Ms Graber, I kind of felt like there was an extra effort that she kind of put in place. Um, and I think also what helps too is that once in a while, some of our school events she'd be the chaperone for them. So then it's kinda like you got to see her outside of just like the classroom. So even getting to meet like her boyfriend at the time and just talking about life and give some of us like girls advice and stuff, um, that, that kind of felt a lot more relatable. So I think that's probably why I remember her even though, um, cause I had her for, um, social studies, but I, I can't even tell you what I learned, but I just remember her.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=985.0,1060.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/43","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. Um, I, uh, you mentioned her like as someone who was someone that taught you history and like was she she's someone that , um, one thing that we did talk about was like learning about Black history and I feel like you mentioned that you learned at an early age?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1060.0,1079.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/44","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Yeah, that was more so, um, when I went to the private school, since it was very, um, Black focused.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1079.0,1087.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/45","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. All right. And, um, you mentioned that a lot of the students, uh, that went into Brooklyn tech went to your college cause you tell me about the experience of deciding to go to college and what school that you went to.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1087.0,1108.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/46","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Sure. So, um, so I guess one of the things for my high school, which again, I didn't realize until after I was out how, um, how helpful it was. I think, I think that's like a theme for me is like, you know, until you're out of it, but I had, or what I didn't have, but, um, for my high school, yeah. They were really on top of us with applying for college and, um, having different, um, information sessions for parents. And I remember my mom having there was like a booklet that had all different schools or information about many different schools. And, um, and for both of my parents too, they, they took like a lot of, um, what's the word, um, interest. They took a lot of interests academically for me. So every step they were always there telling me, like I can do it and kind of pushing me and encouraging me to, um, to do my best. And so when it came down to I'm applying for college, there wasn't really a question of like, if I was going to college, it was more so of where I was going to college. And so, um, I guess a little bit of background about that. My dad, he, when he came here, um, he was in his thirties and at that point he was basically like working and at one point he, um, got his GED and then went to night school and stuff like that. Um, but didn't go to college. Um, and neither did most of my family. Um, my mom didn't go to college. She graduated from John Jay. And so, um, but she was pretty much like the only person I could really go to for guidance about a lot of those things, um, having been through it. And so when I, when I went to, when I was thinking about going to college, um, I remember looking at all of these different brochures and I'd get like a lot of stuff in the mail. Um, and I wasn't really sure where I wanted to go. I remember, um, looking at a lot of these private colleges, of course at that point, I wasn't looking at the price. I was like, Oh, I've heard of this school. They sent me information. Um, I want to go here. So I, I didn't really like, know what college costs until my mom sat me down and was just like, okay, let's look together. This is what college costs. And I'm just like, Oh, we don't have that. Um, and so I remember I did apply to several schools, so I applied to, um, for, let me see, I applied to, in terms of private colleges, I remember applied to Pace and NYU, um, Drew University New Jersey, Hofstra. And then, um, for CUNY, I actually, I don't remember applying to Queens college. Funny enough. I, I think I, I do remember applying, um, Hunter and then, um, for SUNY, I applied to Stonybrook and to Binghamton. And so during that whole point, this is an important thing for my family. It's like, okay, we're going to just like, get as much information as possible. And they basically told me, like, I can apply to some of my like dream schools-- also St. John's, I can apply some of my dream schools and, um, you know, see if I get any type of scholarships or anything like that. And so, um, I ended up getting into, um, all the schools I applied to except for NYU. And, um, I ended up getting like pretty decent, uh, academic scholarships, but my family didn't qualify for, um, TAP or PELL or anything like that. And so, because some of the schools I was looking at like, um, Drew University, it was like the main one I wanted to go to. Um, it's like little liberal arts college. Um, they were giving me good money, but then I would have to live on campus. And that was just too expensive. So, um, my parents and I sort of struck a deal and they were like, if you go to either CUNY or SUNY then, um, or actually no if you go to SUNY then, um, can live on campus because then the tuition is cheaper. So even though I'm paying for like living on campus, the tuition isn't as high. So I ultimately ended up going to Stonybrook since that was kind of like a good mix of being close. Um, close enough that I went home most weekends, just from like on the long Island railroad. Um, but also far enough that like they let me live off campus um on campus.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1108.0,1382.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Yeah. Um, and then what happened? What was Stonybrook like?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1382.0,1388.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Stonybrook was, was pretty cool. I think that's, for me, that was sort of where I found a lot of my voice, um, because I was always someone who was like very shy and quiet Um, and I still, I think am a little bit, but, um, at Stony Brook. So that was, um, the, the school that I mentioned that bunch of people from my high school went to. So we used the nickname, Stony Brook, um, Stony, Brooklyn tech, because so many students from Brooklyn tech and it, um, it, I think had similar, I think maybe similar demographics to Brooklyn tech too, which is sort of why it felt very similar. So, um, yeah, I lived on campus for, for the four years. I ended up studying psychology and sociology and, and, um, as my majors and did a minor in business management. And I, I think that I didn't really feel as much of a minority until I was, um, my business classes because at the college psychology is like the largest, um, either the largest or second largest major. So you were kind of seeing the students, um, like it was very diverse. Um, and at one point I actually became president of the, uh, the minorities of psycho-- minorities in psychology student club. So I was definitely like, okay, let's go. Let's like, let's get into psychology, let's do this. Um, so I kind of surrounded myself with a lot of people, um, that looked like me, but it was really in my business classes where I felt like I really stuck out a lot more because then there was usually not a lot of black students. It was primarily white, Asian students. And then there were also not as many women. So, um, in those classes, I kind of felt like I stuck out, but in my other classes, I didn't really feel that as much.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1388.0,1505.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. Uh, and, um, if you're majoring in psychology, um, why were you taking business classes?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1505.0,1513.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: So originally when I, um, when I had a plan to apply or when I was applying to college, um, I thought about business as a possible major. So in, I guess, so my high school, we actually, in our junior and senior year, we have to, um, to choose a major. So they have like a couple of different options. So we start taking class. Um, we started taking classes during our last two years. So either like AP classes or things like that. And so my major, um, in high school was social science research. And I remember, but I was always someone who was good at math and automatically I feel like being good at math. People were like, you should either, do you, you should either be a math teacher or you should do accounting. So I remember being kind of interested in accounting and business. And so, um, when I was applying to colleges, I thought about, um, some of them I had just applied to just like their general, like arts and science program, but for a couple of them, I did apply to their college of business. So actually originally, um, when I applied to Stony Brook, I applied to their. Um, I applied to their college of business, but, um, how, how I ended up actually, um, finding out that I got into the school was that they had a representative from Stony Brook go to my college, uh, go to my high school. And they, um, they basically were giving us information. And one of the things that they did was that if you had your SAT scores and, um, I think your transcript, if you happen to have those pieces of information with you, you can show it to them. And they would tell you like right there, whether you would be able to get in. So in a way, sort of saving the application fee. So I remember showing them like my material and everything, and I mentioned, Oh, I want to, um, get into the college of business. And they said, well, your grades are good, but you wouldn't be able to get into the college of business right away. So you would, um, so they had recommended that I go into the college of arts and sciences and then, um, do like my first semester, first year in that. And then I applied to like transfer into the college of business and that would be a bit easier to do so, um, initially my plan was actually to do business, but, um, so that's why I was in the business classes. But afterwards, since I, I was like, I love psychology. I love sociology. I'm a social, I'm a social scientist. So I decided to stay with those. Um, and I ended up also doing the minor in business because at one point I thought, well, if I want to do psychology and I eventually want to be a counselor, maybe it will be good to have some business background in case I wanted to do like a private practice or something like that.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1513.0,1675.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Mm okay. And, um, what had you ennamored with, um, psychology and social, um, social research?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1675.0,1692.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, I think, I think relating to people in a way, I think especially as an only child, I felt like I was constantly trying to like understand people. Um, and yeah, I think that for me, especially, I was always sort of the person who was like the quiet observer or the person who they say you're a very good listener. Um, and so I was always interested in understanding more about people. and so that kinda aligned a lot with psychology and understanding individuals and then sociology with understanding society and everything. So, um, so, um, a lot of like the classes that I ended up taking even in high school were, um, psychology, sociology, um, research, anthropology, things like that. So I think, yeah, I think that's pretty much what drew me was a lot of being able to, um, kind of connect with people in a different way.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1692.0,1749.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. And, um, do you remember what was happening socially while you were in college? Uh, was there anything that, um, your major provided a focus, , to? So I guess I'll give you an example. Uh, I majored in, uh, I majored in English while in college. And, um, I still remember writing a poem about Kramer when he came out and was, you know, you know, Kramer from Seinfeld Yeah. Yeah. So he, um, was like saying all these racial epitaphs and I just remember writing about it. So like, in, in your experience, do you remember anything that was happening in a time where it was, was like, wow, my, my major really speaks to the times to understand this.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1749.0,1799.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/54","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Hmm. I think, um, I don't know if they did it explicitly, but I think even in theology a little bit, um, since that was my second major, the, um, so at the time, so I went to college, uh, between 2006-10. So right in the middle of that was, uh, the presidential election for Barack Obama. So, um, I think that was interesting because I felt like even across the campus, that was something that we were talking about. Um, even in sociology, I think we talked a little bit about like society and change and how, cause I was, you know, that whole slogan about change and be the change. Um, so I think that that's the way I think it kind of came up, but I, I can't really think of any other ways that, um, my, my majors were really addressing like the current, um, issues at the time.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1799.0,1860.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/55","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Um, but you do remember, um, this fervor for having, um, for Barack Obama, um, and he became president while you were in college.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1860.0,1871.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/56","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Yep. Yep. That was, I remember he was the first person I voted for. I remember being so excited because I had never voted before. Um, cause at that point I was, uh, 19, so I was like, yes, I get to vote. And he's Black and this is great. What a time to be alive. Like I remember being so excited.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1871.0,1889.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/57","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. Um, all alright. And then, um, I guess that means that you graduated in 2011, 2010. So, um, uh, in from 2010, uh, could you tell me what led you to get, could you tell me how you got your doctorate?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1889.0,1916.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/58","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, yeah, so, um, so, so throughout my whole undergrad being interested in psychology and everything, I kind of was trying to figure out exactly what I wanted to do with it. Cause you know, there's, sometimes people study psychology and don't necessarily go into like psychology related fields. And so at that point I was really trying to figure out, um, did I see myself being a counselor of colleges or, um, more so of a researcher? So, um, one of the things I've gotten involved in during my first year and that persisted all throughout college was, uh, I was a research assistant, um, for actually our only Black faculty member, um, in the psychology department. And I remember her mentioning too, that she was, um, the first, um, Black faculty member in the psychology department. And so that was really interesting considering at that point, that was like 2007 and the college was founded I think in 1957. So, um, about, uh, so she was someone who, um, even to this day, like I still look up to and she really guided me. And so her background, social psychologist. And so at one point I thought about being a researcher, being a social psychologist, but ultimately decided that I still wanted to work with people in more of a counseling kind of context. So, uh, during undergrad I ended up getting experience, um, being a peer health educator, um, for working with a counselor doing depression training, yaeah and things like that , in psychology , advising office. And so when I was applying, when I was thinking about graduate school, I was like, well, I know that whatever I want to do requires more school. So, um, I remember talking to my parents about kind of about that and about what that would look like. Um, especially because that was sort of new territory for both of them, um, or for all of us really since, um, like I mentioned, my mom went to John Jay for undergrad, but, um, didn't have, uh, additional schooling after that. So, um, so for part of the process, they tried to help me, um, as much as they could. Um, but I think I ended up also leaning a lot on my, um, my professor from psychology, the ones who I just mentioned, um, because she had just been through it not too long before. And so, um, she was really helpful in like writing my letters of recommendation and looking over my statements. Um, others like faculty like helped me with, by doing mock interviews. So eventually, um, so during my senior year of, um, of college, I ended up applying to graduate programs and since, I'd never left my state or anything like that. I decided I only wanted to apply to schools that were in New York state and New York city. And so that really narrowed down how many schools I could apply. And so I ended up applying to counseling psychology PhD program. And I think at that point there were only four, um, programs like that in New York state and two of them. So I, I ended up applying only to two of them. And, um, so that was at Fordham and, um, Columbia. And eventually I got in to both of them and decided to go to Fordham. Um, so straight from undergrad in 2010, then I started my grad program\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=1916.0,2126.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/59","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And then what happened ? what was going to a doctorate program at Fordham Like? Did you have to move?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2126.0,2133.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/60","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: So, um, I didn't have to move. It was more so, um, getting used to the commute since, before for undergrad, I was living on campus. So it was just basically like, okay, get up shower, get dressed, walk to class and be there in about 10 or 15 minutes, depending on the ability. And then now, also after, um, after undergrad, I moved back home,\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2133.0,2156.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/61","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nNew Speaker: this call is now being recorded\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2156.0,2158.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/62","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: And uh, we'll continue where we left off. Um, which was, you were talking about how you decided to get a doctorate at Fordham university. And, um, the question I asked was one, what was it like, um, going to Fordham and if you're asking me\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2158.0,2177.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/63","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Okay. Yeah. So, Oh yeah. So I was saying that, um, I didn't end up moving. I did move back home because before I was living on campus at Stonybrook. So then afterwards, when I graduated, I ended up, um, coming back to Cambridge Heights. So the main thing was getting used to commuting, um, because I went to Fordham their campus in Lincoln center. So, um, so it was basically like a bus and two trains to get there from where I live and,\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2177.0,2202.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/64","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Sounds like Queens\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2202.0,2204.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/65","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: yup, exactly. And it's also too the classes were in the evening. So my classes were either, um, from four 50 to six 50 or from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. So, um, and that, that basically allowed us, cause we needed for our program to do field placements during the day to get our hours, but our clinical hours. So, um, so then we could do those during the day and then go, um, go to the program in the evening. So it was kind of a lot of transition, um, from having to commute a lot more. Um, to also taking classes at night instead of just like whenever I wanted. And it was interesting too because the program itself. Um, you know, they're very big on social justice and all these other things. And um, in my cohort we had nine students and um, this was this kind of anomaly for my year, but, or an anomaly of my program, but in my year, actually three of us were black. So forgot if nine of us were black interviewer. We were kind of pretty much shocked because if you look at the diversity of the rest of the program, that's definitely not the case.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2204.0,2275.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/66","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2275.0,2282.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/67","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: And so I really, we really kind of connected, I think with one another and I'm still friends with them to this day, even one of them I'm going to talk to later today. Um, because I feel like that sort of created a bond a little bit of like, you know, you kind of look at each other across the room, like, Hey, Hey, we're friends now.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2282.0,2299.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/68","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Yeah. Yeah. Uh, how long, um, how long was the program for, um, uh, were you working during the time as well?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2299.0,2316.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/69","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, so ,Yeah, it was, I was working. Um, so I feel like I, I always have like a main hustle and a side hustle since forever. So, um, at that point, so this was 2010 when I started and then, um, starting in 2011, we had to do our field placements. So that would be for around 16 to 20 hours a week. And so, um, but during my first year we didn't have that expectation. So at that point, um, I was working part time at a nonprofit organization doing um research. So I was a graduate researcher, um, but like basically researching, um, diversity within fortune 500 companies. And, um, so I was doing that, uh, I think at that point, maybe like one, one or two days a week and then, um, and then going to school and since I didn't have, um, a master's before that, I was also kind of loading up on classes, um, because I had to take master's requirements and doctoral acquirements. So each semester I was taking usually around five classes. Um, so it was really, really hectic, really busy times. And then pretty much through my second through--cause it took me six years to graduate, um, because I was doing masters and doctoral work. So, um, after my second year, then I was doing, um, field placement for about 16 to 20 hours at different hospitals or colleges. And then also, um, at one point I was working part time as an adjunct at LaGuardia in their counseling department\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2316.0,2414.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/70","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Oh, wow. Um, and, um, once, uh, and then what happened? What was it like, um, getting towards the finish and getting your doctorate?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2414.0,2429.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/71","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: So that was, it was, I don't even, I feel like I don't even know how to describe it. It was, um, at what point it just felt like I just want this to be over. I just, I got to push through, I got to pursue, especially because there were so many things to juggle because then it's like, I'm taking four or five classes per semester. I'm doing 16 to 20 hours a week of clinical work. Then I, you know, working part time at some point. And then also, um, we're expected to do research. So I was also, um, usually on multiple research teams every year, so that, um, at a certain point I felt like it was taking its toll because I was just constantly just going, going, going. Um, and so towards the end, um, in my, in my fifth year, so my fifth year I , I stopped, um, taking classes and was mainly, um, doing field work and writing my dissertation. So then, so then my priorities shifted a little bit. Um, and then we go through a match process. So similar to medical school, um, we go through a match process where we apply to different places across the country for our last of our pre doctoral internship. And, um, so I was applying all over the country, um, trying to get an internship and, uh, cause that's like the law, one of the last hurdles, um, in order to graduate and funny enough, I ended up matching to Stony Brook. So in my sixth year I ended up, um, instead of now being a student at Stonybrook, I ended up being a counselor in their, um, counseling center. Um, so it was kind of like full circle. And then that was when I moved to Selden in Suffolk County. So I could be closer to the college.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2429.0,2541.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/72","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Alright. And, um, what was it like in Selden?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2541.0,2546.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/73","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Oh, it was, I remember. So I remember when I was looking for an apartment, it was, I was trying to like figure out where I could afford where I could live and in Selden or at least in a lot of parts of Long Island. I remember it was when I was, cause I was looking at like the demographics before just, you know, in there, I think it was like 96 or 97% white and it was a point something percent Black point something percent, you know, other races. Um, and ultimately, so I ended up, um, living with a family, like I was living in their basement and it was, um, a family who was originally from India and it was, it was funny because I was like, wow, the people who actually like replied back to me when I replied to their ad actually went through the whole process with like, like one of these few families of color. So, um, I live in their basement for a year and I, I didn't really realize, um, how different, some parts of Long Island were to just like my Queens and New York City experience when it came to race. So I remember at that point, uh, seeing, um, like a lot of bumper stickers, like, um, the Confederate flag that just all this stuff and I was just like, wait, am I in New York? Like what's what's happening right now? Um, so that was, for me, that was a bit jarring because I, I guess having been in New York City and being on the border of Queens and Long Island, I kind of maybe took for granted that being just a little bit further out and Suffolk County was just going to be the same. So, but I think it was in a way I'm glad it kind of opened my eyes a little bit because then the year after that, so I got, I ended up getting my doctorate in 2016 and then, um, I moved to Ithaca. Um, so I could do my postdoc at Cornell university and it was having, had, having seen and kind of like understood a little bit more about New York City and race just from the Long Island perspective. Then when I went, um, to, um, Ithaca, I think that prepared me a little bit because then it was even more like there was a lot more overt racism that I witnessed. And even to the extent too, because at that point, since it was 2016, that's the same time as the elections. Um, and so it was, so it was so divisive. Um, I can't think of another word because it's like in Ithaca at Cornell, it's like a small, you know, it's like a college town, so it's a lot more liberal and people were like, yeah, you know, you got, uh, just, you know, I'm an ally and, and you know, the rainbow flags and everything, and then you just go a little bit further out, maybe 15 minutes out. And then I was just seeing Trump Pence signs, Confederate flags all lives matter. And I was just like, Oh, what am I doing here again? Um, and so it was, it was such an interesting kind of split. And even initially I was, I hadn't been sure if I was going to, um, take the position there or not. And even in speaking to, um, one of the postdocs, um, who interviewed with me, um, she she'd even shared with me, um, cause her, her husband was a lighter skinned Black man. And I remember she was mentioning to me like, just so you know, if you come up here, there's going to be some race related issues. And I'm like, what do you mean? And I remember her telling me a story about how her husband, um, went to the supermarket and he's lighter skinned. And he has like a beard and people assumed he was Muslim. And they started like yelling at him in the grocery store. And this happened on more than one occasion. And I remember being just like, confused and shocked. And I mean, I ultimately ended up still taking the position, um, this because of like the prestige of the school and everything. But, um, I feel like I should have known then what I would kind of in for. And so even just as a counselor, um, after the elections happened, there was a lot of crisis management and a lot of students who were really concerned. And I remember even having a student, um, that, Um, they're, they basically A student on campus got mad at another student who was an immigrant and called ICE on them. So that I remember just being like, where am I? That people are doing these things.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2546.0,2830.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/74","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And this was at Ithaca?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2830.0,2830.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/75","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: yeah.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2830.0,2835.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/76","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: OK\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2835.0,2835.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/77","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: And so it was, it was just really, I was just stopped. I was like, I need to go back home. So I did my year there. Um, and they even asked me, did I, if I wanted to continue, there's like an actual psychologist and not only a postdoc and with the things that I seen, not necessarily perpetrated by like colleagues or anything like that, but just in the general area, I felt like I'm going to be more comfortable moving back to the city. So that was how I ended up back in Queens.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2835.0,2865.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/78","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Okay. Um, could you tell me, uh, what led you to working, at ,SEEK, how you did you find yourself in SEEK?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2865.0,2876.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/79","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, I guess chance, I'm not sure. So, um, so when I was, uh, finishing up my postdoc and Ithaca, I was at that point applying for jobs and everything. And so ideally I wanted to have a job lined up when I, um, got back to Queens and that didn't necessarily happen. And so when I, um, when I moved back, I was taking the time to just apply to jobs and also to study for my licensing exam so that I could actually, um, practice independently as a psychologist. And so, um, I took that time and studied. And when I was applying to jobs, I was mainly, um, applying to jobs actually in college counseling centers. But I think what caught my attention with SEEK was, um, a couple of things. So one was, Oh, this is SUNY. I've never, I did work at LaGuardia, but, um, and that was a good experience. And so I thought that that would be kind of interesting queen college is local. I've been on the campus. Um, I think twice, cause I interviewed there years before, um, for a position at the counseling center. And it was, I think I liked the fact that SEEK um, worked specifically with people who looked like me. And that was, um, cause I had even friends, um, in back in undergrad who, um, we had EOP at Stony Brook and so they were in EOP or I had other friends who were in HEOP at private colleges and I remember them mentioning the, um, experiences that they had like with their counselor. And I thought that that was pretty cool. And I felt like the, um, they kind of combined the position kind of combined a lot of my interests in helping students on a lot of different levels like academically personally career-wise so, um, even though I ended up having a couple of different offers, I ultimately decided on SEEK, um, partly because of their mission, but also, you know, other factors like commute and everything.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542#t=2876.0,3002.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117542/transcript/29355/annotation/80","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Okay. Um, and uh, I actually think this is a, a decent stopping point cause it's almost 1220. 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Perfect. And, uh, today's date is July 28th. My name is Obden Mondésir I am here with, uh, Allyson Regis. We are continuing an interview that we started, um, earlier in the month on, um, the pandemic as well as the protest that I've started since the death of George Floyd. Um, and, uh, Allyson, uh, the last we spoke, we were, um, talking about your experiences in Ithaca and, um, uh, your post-doctorate and, you were describing what that was like. And, uh, I think the question that we'll ask was asking, like what led you to begin working at SEEK as a counselor?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=0.0,51.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Okay. So, um, I guess it's interesting because in some ways my experience, my experience of working in Ithaca ended up sort of driving my experience to work in a program like SEEK, so what I mean is that, um, when I was working at, when I was working at Ithaca, I was, um, doing my post-doctorate in the counseling center at one of the colleges and the experience overall, it was good training, but in terms of racial dynamics and everything being in that part of New York. It was kind of eye-opening, I guess, to me, because that was when I started to really see a bit more overt racism. Um, maybe I was used to, cause I was, I feel like I was used some more of microaggression, things like that. And, um, in Ithaca I remember even before I started, um, in my position, I'd spoken to someone who lived n the area was working where I was going to work and she was telling me, \"you know, maybe you should consider not work there.\" And I remember asking her why, and then she was telling me a story about her husband who, um, was a light skinned black man and how, um, he kept-- very different incidences of racism, such as, um, them going to the grocery store and someone, um, who assumed he was Muslim because, um, he had like a longer beard, um, and basically making, um, different slurs based on, um, like Islam based on him being black. So that was already before I even started there kind of what I thought I was walking into, but I wanted the experience. And so during that time, I didn't really experience as much like direct racism, but it was more so hearing a lot of other stories on, and it was also the same time as the election, the 2016 election. So after that, I decided that I wanted to just kind of have a fresh start, um, and just move to somewhere-- a fresh start in terms of away from Ithaca and moving back to some place I was more familiar with. So when I was looking for jobs, I was really trying to make sure to look for locations and institutions that, um, really had a lot to do with diversity and really had to do like a diverse profession, not only students, um, since I was looking at colleges, but also staff. And so I opportunity to SEEK um, and I heard of SEEK and I had friends who were in SEEK or in EOP or other opportunity programs. Um, I thought that that would be a good opportunity.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=51.0,219.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And your mother was also in SEEK when she was in college. Well, she knew of SEEK, sorry.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=219.0,225.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Yeah, my mom, yeah. My mom knew of SEEK back when she went to John Jay, she wasn't in it, but she had friends who were in it. And, um, even when I, when I started working, um, with SEEK, she, she told me a little bit about, um, just sort of maybe some of the, um, what's the word, I guess she told me a little bit about, um, what it was like from what she knew back then.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=225.0,253.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And yeah. Tell me about the, I guess, what was the process like? Um, did you interview it onsite? Do you remember who you met first? Um, getting to see the campus and the buildings.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=253.0,270.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, let's see. So yeah, when I interviewed, um, I remember, so I remember meeting a couple of people, um, cause there was a committee who was, um, who was deciding on this position and I think two of them are my co-workers now. And I think the other two people, I didn't know, or maybe I think one of them I've never seen it yet, but, um, I I'd actually been familiar with the Queens college campus then, um, since I had friends who went to Queens college, um, but also since, uh, a couple years before that, um, when I was doing in a different field placements for my doctoral program, um, I had applied to the counseling center there and had an interview there. So I was a little bit familiar with the campus, like a couple of buildings, but, um, I wasn't familiar specifically with Delaney hall or, um, or even some of the history. And so that was kind of interesting cause um, there's like when you walk inside the building, one of the entrances of the building, there's like a little plaque and stuff. And I remember, um, taking a little bit of time to read the plaque and, you know, trying to find as much information as possible about the program. So I can really, um, first of all, do well on the interview, but also feel like whether it was fit or time. Um, and so that, so yeah, my first interview was meeting with the committee. And then my second interview was meeting with, uh, my, my now current semester Blackmon- Richards\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=270.0,362.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And, um, before the pandemic, what was it like, uh, working at, um, SEEK cause yeah,\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=362.0,376.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Before the pandemic. Um, I would say that, you know, for, for each of us, you know, including myself, um, for the counselors, we tend to wear a lot of different hats. So we usually have, um, our caseload of students. Um, and for me I had about 150 year, 160, um, students. And so where we work with them from when they start the college until they graduate. And so, um, a lot of the work that we're doing is, um, is meeting with the students, checking in with them, um, a lot of individual counseling, um, academic counseling, career counseling. And then each of us has also have our different areas that we, um, are either on committees or we kind of do events around. So for me, I was also doing different workshops for our Young Women's Alliance, our social justice collaborative groups, and then also running a wellness program.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=376.0,430.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: So I, I was also in charge of two of our mental health interns, um, who were getting their master's degrees in mental health counseling. And so before the pandemic, I mean, you know, doing all of those things is already a lot and you know, a lot of things to juggle. Um, but I feel like as soon as the pandemic hit everything just ramped up so much just because then, you know, every, you have to basically just shift in a way shift overnight. Um, because, you know, while faculty, you had sort of some time to just take a little bit of a pause, recalibrate, restructure their syllabi and everything that wasn't necessarily the same for staff. And so for us, just even the next day after they, um, after the college had announced, um, sort of to us, some of their early plans and um, people doing distance learning, I remember staying that night, answering so many emails from confused students. And even, even initially actually we didn't know what was really going on. So it wasn't that like faculty and staff had a previous heads up or anything like that. So I remember finding out about, um, the switch to distance learning through my students who saw it on Twitter because they came to my office like Dr. Regis, Dr. Regis, is this true? Is this true? And I'm like, what are you talking about? And then they're like, we saw this thing on twitter. And then at first I was like, Oh, I don't, I don't know where you're seeing whatever on Twitter. Don't always believe everything you see on Twitter. And they were like, no, it's from the official CUNY, um, Twitter page. And then they showed me, and it was basically talking about the switch to, um, distance learning and everything being online. And I had no idea what they were talking about. So the best I could say was okay, you know, I'm sure the college will release a, an official statement and just be sure you're checking your email. And I'll also send you emails if I have any information or updates. And so that even, even in, even in the way, everything unfolded, that was already a surprise.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=430.0,555.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Then when you found out, um, that the work would be done through, um, just like distance learning or like everyone would be working remotely. Um, what do you remember feeling?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=555.0,571.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: I remembered feeling really confused and I think a little bit panicked Yeah. I think those were probably my main tools. I kind of felt confused because there were so many questions and I had really no idea what to expect and you know, this was all brand new. Um, and I guess the switch, to things being online itself was fairly smooth, um, because I was used to working online. Um, so a part time job that I have, uh, involved working online, but it was, I guess, yeah, a lot of it was just confused cause you know, we had limited information, but then also I had students looking to me to provide them with information that I didn't really have. So, um, I think I was just trying to sort of piece everything together and um, try not to get too panicked and I figured everything would work out, but I just wasn't sure. How,\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=571.0,636.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: What was it, um, what was it like at home? What was it like for your family as well during this time?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=636.0,643.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: So, uh, for me it's um, so I guess so far the, the pandemic and everything at home that hadn't really been affected as much. So, um, because for both of my parents, um, so they both, um, used to work in some like law enforcement related areas. And so for both of them, they were able to retire, um, fairly early. So he'd been retired for the past 10 years. Um, so in terms of the pandemic, it didn't affect, um, their employment or anything like that. But I think for me, it was mainly, I was mainly just concerned health lack of, for both of them and both of them are considered vulnerable populations, the age, the same condition. So I think that's been one of my main concerns during the pandemic is just making sure to look out for them and making sure, you know, they're not unnecessarily, um, going outside or I'm not necessarily going outside. And I really haven't, um, throughout this whole thing. And then also my cousin, one of my cousins, she had COVID due to being a healthcare worker. So it's, Oh, I mean she had, we ended up connecting after the fact, um, because it was something that she, she didn't really tell everyone, but we kind of seemed like something was going on. Um, and she's okay now, but, um, she kind of shared with us after the fact what it was like for her and how scary it was. So it kind of just reminded me of, you know, this is definitely not something I want my parents didn't get annoyed cause I don't know if they would be able to.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=643.0,737.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And um, do you remember what it was like around your neighborhood? Like on the streets, um, did you have a protocol, a routine going to the grocery store and things like that? Um, you mentioned that you didn't go for the-- you didn't go out that much for the first month or so.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=737.0,757.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Yeah. Yeah. It's actually, if anything, I still haven't been out very much, but, um, yeah. For for the first month or so. Cause um, so we had started stocking up from before everything I guess was official because we'd been watching the news and it seems, um, initially they were talking about, um, the virus in China and I remember having conversations in my family just about, okay, they're mentioning that, um, this virus is overseas. It's a matter of time before it comes here. So let's just try to, you know, stock up the pantry as much as we can. So, um, we, we stopped up a little bit. We could have really stocked up more, but, um, we did the best that we could at the time. And um, so it, it kind of was, it was good I think because we weren't, we didn't have to go out initially for like that first month or so. Um, and then after that, we were trying to think of ways to either minimize us going out or how to deal with it if we did have to go out, especially for groceries and things. Um, and so what we ended up doing was, um, one of my friends had told me about, um, you know, those different websites where you can order from like Peapod or instacart, I was like, okay, let me try one of those. So, um, I started using teapot and getting things delivered and that's actually something I'm still using. And, um, it was even, even for that though, that that had a long way, I think at that point when we ordered it had about a three week wait, so we hadn't, we didn't wait until we didn't have any food or anything to order because we knew that there was going to be a wait Um, but even that kind of felt just so different than what we were used to because it just used to go into the store. You need something, you know, get a couple of items that you need. Wait on line, and then that's it. But now, now it really felt like that wasn't an option. And I remember when, um, when the food first arrived, you were trying to figure out, okay, what do we do? So then we, um, since it's just my parents and myself, we, um, we kind of came up with roles for everyone. So, um, I was the person who was bringing everything from outside cause they, it was delivery. So they dropped everything out on our porch. So I was bringing everything from outside to inside. So I had the gloves and then I had the mask and then my mom was the person just, you know, wiping everything down and I was then drying them off. And then my dad was the one sort of putting them around the house and the pantry and the fridge, freezer. And so I think just throughout this pandemic we kind of started to develop, um, just different routines. So that was kind of one team that we developed. And even on another routine that we have was every night, just, um, having we call it anti COVID tea. And so basically just taking a lot of, um, different, um, bushes or herbs, I guess, from, um, from the Caribbean cause my parents are from Grenada and, um, you had a lot of things just stock in our house. So just taking that, boiling that and drinking that. So that's something that we do, um, everyday, even, even up until today.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=757.0,950.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. And, um, continue. Yeah.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=950.0,954.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: I was just going to say, because also in my neighborhood on, I felt like everyone was kind of isolated in a way. Like, I don't really know what was going on with my neighbors. I mean, a couple of them kind of checked in, um, especially more so on my parents, but, um, yeah, I felt like everyone was just sort of had to had a similar story of, okay, we're just trying to like live day to day, figure it out as we go along. But I'm, it's not at that point, at least you hadn't really all come together or anything like that when everything initially happened.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=954.0,987.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And um, while I'm hearing you speak, one thing I'm thinking about is like the experience of also, um, being online, like, uh, because of the pandemic, people have to spend more time in doors and if you're spending more time in doors, you're probably spending more time on your laptop or your personal computer. Um, what have you, so I guess, well, how, what do you remember about like being online and interacting with other people? Like how did that change?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=987.0,1022.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, I think it changed. It's interesting cause I think it changed in both positive and negative ways. So I feel like, um, I guess I'll start with the, the positive first. So for, for me, I'm actually someone who I'm like, I don't mind. Okay. Let's, you know, let's go on zoom real quick. Let's face time. But, um, before that wasn't always an option or people would sort of be too busy or things like that. And so now with everyone being home or at that point, is everyone being home? Um, it was actually easier to do that, I guess. Um, but then I guess on the flip end, because it was easier and required to do that. It was also at a certain point. It was just too much. So, um, fatigue felt like a real thing, you know, like it just felt like we were constantly having meetings. I was constantly meeting with students and I mean, it makes sense, but that was the main way that we had to do things, but it just, it kinda just felt like going from just one thing to another to another and just sitting in the same spot, um, you know, for most of the day and it was, and I mean, in some ways it was similar to, you know, having students come to my office and meet with me and I'm, you know, I'm in the same place and they're changing, but it still also felt different. Um, I think because we had more meetings, so it, because a lot of it was just trying to make sense of everything. So that was one thing that, um, I think was a shift. And also even, um, even besides the actual meetings, there was just such a, such an influx of emails. So a lot of emails, um, of course were from my students, but also just, you know, as a staff, as trying to coordinate and figure things out. Um, so, um, because for example, we ended up having, um, town hall. Um, another thing that we ended up doing was we had, um, since I was doing the wellness program, we started, um, my interns. They were still seeing students virtually for, um, telehealth sessions and they were also, um, ended up starting for, um, related to COVID and grief. So we were still trying to meet, but also with everything switching to online, we have to have a lot more contact in order to coordinate everything which ended up being, um, I think a lot more stressful than usual because you should show things that could be meeting with email. Um, usually not then required a longer conversation because it wasn't only just, okay, you know, you do this, you do that. It was like, okay, well, what platform are we going to use? How are we going to do the flyer? How are we going to make sure everyone knows about it? Are you checking in with your students? So there was, um, I think a lot more expected. Um, so the switch to online was both simple, but also not simple at the same time.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=1022.0,1198.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And, um, I'm also interested of like, um, how these are changed. So like, um, because, uh, I'm assuming your work laptop was also like just your personal laptop as well. Yep. Okay. Yeah. Um, and I do want to get back to like the work that you were doing, um, with the interns and your committees in regards to the telehealth, but like, I guess when you have free time, how does, um, what would you do in your free time? Like how does that change at the beginning of the pandemic? Especially in March and April,\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=1198.0,1236.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: I think I didn't want to see a screen at all. So as soon as, um, I was done working for the day, which, I mean, I even started working longer hours during the pandemic. Not like, not that anyone asked me, Oh, you are required to work, um, you know, longer hours, but it just, it felt like everything couldn't fit into the allotted nine to five. Um, so I was definitely spending way more time on screens. Like I remember some, some days I would be doing maybe nine, 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, just trying to kind of get a hold of everything because I knew that if I didn't then everything would just be piling up and it would just be stressful. And so spending that much time for the computer. And then also, like I mentioned, um, I work well, I sort of mentioned, I work one day a week as an adjunct, um, for an online program. So that's already an additional layer of being online and, you know, grading and doing everything else. So when everything was going on, just in terms of leisure, I was like, I don't want to see your screen. I don't really want to, I don't really want to just, um, to do that. So, um, I guess in a way it also was with the pandemic and with everything switching to online, I kind of, um, made sure to also spend some more time with my family. Um, cause that's sometimes I think something that just to get a little bit more lost, um, because then after I'd come home, I'd just be sorta tired or I just, um, chill by myself. But I think with all of this going on, um, and just wanting some more like person to person, like, uh, in person interactions, um, definitely, um, had more family time, I think with my parents. And like I mentioned, we would have our tea. So, um, a lot of times we would be having our tea and we would be drinking it together. We'd be watching the news together or just kind of, um, they might be updating me on what's been going on since I've been doing work the whole day. So, um, it, it definitely took me away from the screen, but also helps me to, I think, connect a little bit more with my family.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=1236.0,1361.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And, um, in regards to the wellness health, cause you like, um, could you tell me more about that? Like how was it interacting with students checking in on them, making sure that they're they were also okay.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=1361.0,1379.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Yeah, that was, um, I think that was definitely a big challenge, um, because you have some students who will, um, reach out and will be very open and transparent if they're having any issues, but then you also have a lot of students who may not do so. And so I was kind of finding myself, trying to figure out how to prioritize everything because, um, also another thing that was going on at the same time was, um, we had program planning. So basically program planning is , when we work with our students to plan their classes for the following semester, so everything, um, would, everything's switching to distance learning that was around, I think like March 12th or March 13th, and then our planning, the deadline, um, where our students get priority to register for classes was March 23rd. So I was already, I already had booked the appointment, um, students who booked appointments all the way back from early March or later in March. So, you know, of course not knowing any of this is going to happen. So I was still having, um, a lot of that on my plate because then I had, um, maybe eight or nine students that I was still seeing individual appointemnt and then along with just trying to respond to emails. And so for during those, um, especially those initial days, but also just throughout, I was making sure when I was home having my individual appointments with students, I'm just taking time to really check in, see how things are going, trying to even just see how their families were doing. I think at first, when everything was unfolding, it was a lot more just confusion and just, wait, is this for real, like, what's, what's really happening here. Um, and getting a lot of questions of, okay, so how does this work now? You know, how does, um, going to the financial year, it's worse now, but then, um, but then as things progressed, um, it was a lot more hearing about, um, students whose parents had COVID or family members had COVID or they themselves had COVID. So, um, it kind of shifted a little bit, um, a lot of the conversations there and, um, and I think initially I tried to kind of keep a list of, okay, who was I hearing from, who didn't I hear from? Um, and I figured if I'm at least hearing, um, whether it's talking to them on the phone or through Google or whether it's by email, at least I'm kind of knowing that they're sort of okay, or I'm set to kind of tell how they're doing, but then I had some students that, um, I didn't really hear from that I didn't end up reaching out to until a little bit later. Um, since I was so busy dealing with the students with like the more immediate problems. So, um, there was some students even up until, um, I think probably early June that I even reached out to who, um, didn't really reach back out to me until I guess they were in a place where they felt like they could. Um, and so I think that was definitely one of the challenges was trying to be there for everyone. Um, knowing that I really couldn't realistically do that, but also just trying to, whether it's sending out a mass email or trying to send out personalized emails. Um, one of the good things too, was that for our program, our director asked us to, um, each, uh, for each of the counselors to identify a couple of students. Um, and she was making personal phone calls to them. So there were a couple of students who I remember not really hearing from, or maybe kind of having some concerns for one reason or another. So I gave her a list of about five students, um, reach out to, um, to see how were, so I really liked, um, that she, she done that because then that also, um, kind of divided the work a little bit, because those were also students who I've been reaching out to by email, but at least, you know, maybe she'll have better luck talking to them. So that was my thing. Definitely. Um, one of the shifts it was in terms of, um, talking to students, um, individually and checking in.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=1379.0,1632.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Alright. And, um, can we talk about the work? What was the work like leading up to, to June first? Um, the semester was coming to a close and, um, yeah. Tell me more about that. How, how have you worked in like your experience with COVID leading up to June 1st?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=1632.0,1658.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: So, well, the semester ended, I think around, I think the last day of finals or last day of the term was like May 21st, something like that. Um, I think leading up to it, they had, um, I, I think I started settling more so into a routine probably like the, sometime at the end of April or maybe early may. Um, but honestly part of it kind of felt like just trying to survive, but I, like, there were times where I felt like, okay, I've got this, I have a flow. I know kind of what I'm doing now, but then it's like, as soon as I felt like I knew what I was doing, then there would be sort of a curve ball thrown in. So, um, then it kind of just felt like, okay, I need to take some time and try to really figure this out. And so, um, throughout the semester, what I also started doing was having an arm, a couple of information sessions for my students. Um, because after talking to different counselors, you were talking about ways that we could support students, but also have it be a little bit, um, less intensive on us. And considering, you know, we had some times where we were getting some of the same questions over and over, or, um, or even for students, a lot of them weren't connecting with other students because they were just basically like, you know, doing their classes online and then just whatever else their family expected them to do. So many of them had had recorded not really engaging with other students. So, um, I started having information session and so there'd be other counselors as well. Um, just either giving them information about some of the academic policies, but also just kind of like as a check in, um, so that we can just know how they're doing. So I think that as everything kind of approach like the end of the semester, um, I think everyone was pretty happy. I know I'll speak for myself. I was happy when the semester ended, since that was a little bit of like a, Oh, okay. We made, we made it through even though of course, you know, things with COVID aren't over or anything like that, but at least it was, it kind of felt like one less hurdle to deal with at the time.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=1658.0,1799.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Alright. And then, um, I guess the reason why I ask, um, what it was like leading to June 1st was one,I know the semester ended like in may and then like two, um, the narrative actually, um, changed from like people dealing with COVID pandemic to the, um, the, the death of George Floyd and the process that happens there. So like, uh, I'm not going to ask you if you watch the video, but do you remember about hearing, um, about the incident and how did you feel at the time?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=1799.0,1838.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Yeah, I remember, um, I remember when I heard about it inside and I just, I remember feeling not surprised, but just like, kind of like a, here we go again. Um, and then, cause it kind of reminded me a bit of, um, I think it was the summer of what was it, I think 2016 or 2015 or 2016. I can't recall which, um, but at that time there was also a lot of different police killing then it was also the summer as well. Like I remember just feeling similar to this. Um, and I remember at that point even taking, um, like a mental health day because I just like, couldn't, at that time. And so when, when everything happened with George, I remember feeling like here we go again and feeling, I guess, feeling in a way feeling, feeling like things weren't ever going to change. Um, and I don't usually feel that way about things. I'm usually the person who is very optimistic, like, okay, you know, it's worse, whereas before it gets better, like all of those things. But I think in that moment, it just sort of felt my like what else can be done to us that, you know, that people are apparently okay with. And I remember just, so I just remember feeling frustrated and I remember feeling just like, like just wanting to take some time off and just not deal with it, but also the reality of, um, not really being able to do that exactly. But, um, but also trying to find some spaces to, to talk about all of that. And I was, uh, I felt really grateful, um, because I had a lot of my friends, um, many of my non black friends either like other friends of color or, um, uh, or I, I think maybe one or two of my white friends, they reached out to me like, Hey, you know, like, are you OK? Like, cause they were like, we watched it too. And it's just a lot going on right now. And I think for me that actually, um, made a big difference because it didn't feel like I was alone, but it also felt didn't feel like it was just a black people issue because I feel like a lot of times it can kind of feel like you're talking about it in the community, but then other people are still not recognizing the problems. So I kind of, with people reaching out that weren't Black, I think it kind of made me feel like, okay, maybe it kinda made me feel a bit hopeful again, I guess so. Um, but it was interesting too, because I remember then when the protest started, um, speaking to students and that was something that many of them didn't really understand. And for some of them, I think they felt like where's this coming from? Like where, where like why, why now that everyone's protesting and that and everything. Whereas we had other students who were kind of like, yeah, like they fully understood, they were like, we are ready to go out there, let's do this. And um, so I think that was interesting because I think it ended up being parts of the conversations that I had, um, with the students that I did see. But for many of them it just didn't really click and they didn't really understand the impact of it.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=1838.0,2044.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Well, for many of the students that you were counseling?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2044.0,2047.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Um, yeah, exactly. So yeah, many of the students that I was, um, I was counseling, they kind of understood some understood, some didn't understand or also too, some of them mentioned that they themselves understood, but even for some of their parents who were immigrants, they were kind of like, um, like not really sure not to say that they were like, what's the big deal, but almost to that level kind of like, okay, well, you know, things happen all the time. Um, and then they themselves have to kind of explain to their parents, like this is sort of the history of the U. S and this is why black people were mad and this is why we should care about this. So, uh, I was, I was kind of great. I was grateful I think, to have, um, many of those conversations with students because it made me also understand where, where their head was and it wasn't just that they were apathetic.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2047.0,2100.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/30","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Alright. And then, um, what happened, I've done after, um, learning of the death of George Floyd and speaking to students and friends and family. Um, what else can you tell me about, uh, June in regards to work or personal life and the pandemic?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2100.0,2121.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/31","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Well, I guess another, another area too, that, um, sort of, um, develop in a sense was, um, uh, um, CUNY office of special programs that are, um, kind of -- SEEK is under the office special programs Um, I was, I ended up being part of the mental health committee. So I represent Queens college and our seed program. And so we ended up, um, having throughout the latter part of the semester, we ended up having different, um, support groups for students. And so initially it was in response to COVID and just, um, just talking about how people are dealing with that from, you know, just like a mental health aspect. Um, but then when the protest started and when everything was George Floyd, um, we decided to have a group discussion just about that. And it was, and at that point it was like our highest attended um, group. And in a way, for me, that actually was something that I enjoyed Twain because I felt like, kind of like what I was mentioning before. I kind of, I like talking about it with the students and some of them talking about, um, either going out to protest, and then we were talking about these, you could stay safe in doing that. Um, but also talking about just the confusion and a lot of the feelings that they had. So, um, and it, this was something that was across CUNY. So it, wasn't only just, you know, my little subsets of students that I'm seeing, but also students from other programs too. So, um, I think that was, that was definitely one big thing and we still have our support group, um, and we're going to have our support group in the fall just to address whatever things are going on at that point But, um, I think that was one good thing and yeah, I think overall, um, it's sparked a lot of, I think, conversations for, for better, for worse. Um, and of course, you know, social media, there's so many people who say things that they wouldn't say to anybody's face. So, I mean, for myself, I didn't really have anyone that I was just like, wow, I can't believe they said this racist thing or, Oh, I'm going to block them or anything like that. But, um, I know many of my friends, um, many of my friends did, I think that, um, what I did, what I did experience on a more personal level, um, because I guess one thing about me is that I identify as Christian. And I remember just in some of those spaces, um, not exactly like my own pastor, cause my own pastor was just like me firmly, uh, my pastor, but I go to church in Long Island. My pastor is white and he's just like, this is not okay. We don't condone this. Like, no. And what was interesting was, um, on the flip side, knowing other people who were kind of like talking about all lives matter and just sort of saying, well, um, you know, in the Bible, blah, blah, blah, and sort of using that to justify that. And I remember just kind of being like, Oh, I don't feel good about that. And then having other people go back and say, well, Jesus loves everyone? So, you know, black lives do matter too. So no. And it was so I think it was interesting in a way, like, I didn't take part in that, but I did observe that. So just on a more personal\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2121.0,2343.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/32","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And, um, just provide a vacation. When you say your pastor had said he, you don't condone the, um, what, what would be not condoning?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2343.0,2352.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/33","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: So he was saying that he doesn't condone racism. He doesn't condone because then people started posting on him like, Oh, why aren't you going to say anything? And he's like, Oh, I condoned this isn't okay. And even, um, he had already had some, um, something scheduled online, one of his, um, pastor friends who, um, his book, he, they ended up having a discussion about race and, um, his friend was someone we were all familiar with at the church because he's come in folks like this, that a guest speaker for us a couple of times. So, um, he, I think he really tried to make clear that saying the whole all lives matter thing isn't okay. Because he felt like everyone's experiences are different and that he wasn't trying to erase anyone's identities or just try to fit everyone into a box. And he also, I remember you also specifically said that, um, you know, for him being white, there's certain things he'll never understand, but he'll try to understand as much as possible and that he's going to really make the effort. And, um, that it's important that we all do the same. So I think I really appreciated that he wasn't big, just like, Oh, um, racism is wrong, but like actually talking about things that he wants to try to change or stuff that he wants to date to. And also even for some of the people who were making those comments on his wall, like some of the people who were saying, Oh, well, all lives matter. Don't you think that blah, blah, blah. He was kinda ,he was shutting them down essentially like respectfully, but he was shutting them down. So I appreciated that.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2352.0,2462.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/34","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. And, um, after the semester ended, um, in, in June and, uh, you are having these conversations, um, with the support groups, um, how has your work changed? Like from, from June to July? What was it like working at SEEK, uh, interacting with people?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2462.0,2485.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/35","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Oh, I think that was, that was an interesting time too, because I feel like for SEEK, because we bring a lot of the diversity, I think, for the college, even in terms of like the staff and everything. I remember having conversations amongst the staff, um, just about what's going on, whether it was like more formal or just informal conversation. Um, but also feeling a bit disappointed that the college didn't really address it. Exactly. Like, I, I don't know what I expected, but I just know, I just remember feeling disappointed that, um, there wasn't more of a statement, especially because I think at one point they, they had mentioned different, um, race related incidents on, um, whether it was on campus or related to, um, students. Like I remember there was, um, I think a student in White Stone tearing down, um, BLM signs and slurs against, um, other people and they reported him. And then there was, uh, a petition started and the college didn't really do anything. And I think their, their statement was, um, just very vanilla, just, um, kind of like, Oh, you know, everyone has the right to say some what they want to say. And we can't do anything that I, that was, that's not exactly how they said it, but that was just a feeling that I took away from that. Um, so I remember kind of just feeling a little bit, um, disillusioned with higher education, because I've always been someone who's like, you know, higher education. Great. And I've always loved school. Um, I've always wanted to work in a college and I've worked at multiple colleges. Um, but just also feeling let down by the overall institution, not specifically for speak, but I feel like the vibe that we had is equally way different because we were actually openly discussing, um, a lot of these issues, even when it came to the pandemic, we were openly talking about a lot of this that I feel like other areas in the college weren't but, um, I think just, you know, in June and July, um, it felt, it felt more important to really have those conversations. And I think it really caused me to reflect on how I could, um, be a part of something larger when it came to, um, so when it came to race and when it came to just social justice, and I guess it kind of caused me also to think about what are ways that I could really use my waste, um, because I, I really haven't been sure, like, I've like I've used my voice in different ways, but I've never really, I've never really critically thought about it. Um, so just, I guess in the past ways that I've used my voice use, my voice related to race has been, um, just more so academically useful, um, for, for the other job where I teach. Um, one of the main classes that I teach is a cross cultural counseling class. So it's teaching master's students, you know, how to work with individuals who are different from them, let break down their different identities and everything. So we have a lot of conversations about not only race, but other things like classism, ageism, um, you know, things related to sexual orientation, religion, everything. Um, and then also I co-edited and co-wrote a book related to career development and social justice. So these are always things I was thinking about, but I think that, um, I tend to come from a more academic lens. And so it really just in June and July, I really kind of reflected on what are some other things that I could do, um, to also make an impact in either in my community like Cambria Heights or just even like the campus community. So one of the things I did with the, the Black and Latinx Faculty Staff association devastation, so that was one thing that, um, kind of, it was something that was sort of around, but not really as formal. So I, um, I've been involved in that and actually now I'm the secretary for that starting last week.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2485.0,2739.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/36","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. Congratulations.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2739.0,2744.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/37","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Thanks.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2744.0,2744.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/38","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And, um, could you tell me more about the, well, first I wanted to clarify, um, could you tell me what the petition was for\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2744.0,2754.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/39","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Sure. So the petition, um, so something started the petition, um, after the students had, um, had been, um, recorded bangles slurs, Herrick, outside everything, and more people. I think we knew that, um, that, that kind of came forward and said, yeah, this is just what he's saying and doing during high school. And, um, but someone started a petition essentially saying that as a black student. Um, cause this was a white student actions. She, the student started the petition that as a black student, I don't feel comfortable or safe having a student like this in my classes. And, um, I believe the petition was calling where some type of action, whether it was having some type of, um, sensitivity training or, um, maybe revoking him being in the school or just, just some type of acknowledgement that this happening and that this wasn't okay. And, um, that didn't really happen. Like the results that they wanted from the college didn't really happen.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2754.0,2823.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/40","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Okay. Thanks for the clarification. And then I wanted to, uh, um, could you tell me more about how, um, the more prominent formalization of the Black and Latin X Faculty and Staff association came to be?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2823.0,2839.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/41","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Okay. So, I mean, I know, I know some of it, but I don't really know all of it. So I'll just tell you the parts that I do know.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2839.0,2845.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/42","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Yeah.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2845.0,2848.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/43","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nAllyson Regis: Let's I think it was Because I know before we had, um, just like the, it was just like the black faculty and staff association, and then it was more recently that was kind of combined to have like black and laughs in it. But, um, before that I remember, um, cause I've been at the college for about like two, a little over two years. So I remember, um, them having different events, um, just during the semester, maybe like one or two events or at least I can remember that, um, at least last semester, so like fall 2019, um, I don't know how, how active they really were. I, I just remember, um, talking to other black faculty and staff and sort of had some mentioning, you know, it would be really good if we all get together, but, um, there wasn't really as much formality, like it was mainly I think, yeah, one or two events during the semester and just kind of like, you know, happy to see other folks that look like me on campus. But I think with everything that happened, um, or everything that's been happening, um, since June, then it kind of caused everything to become more formal. So one of the things that, um, we did as an association was that we ended up, um, putting out a statement after everything happened. So this was so even if, even as Queens college itself had their own statement, we had our statement as well as, um, the black faculty and staff black and latinx, faculty and staff association. And so we trying to just correct some of the changes, um, that we wanted to see and then the reasons why we want to do [inaudible]. So in our statement, B B um, we did a couple of things. So one of the things was breaking down, just the percentages of, um, students, faculty, staff, administrators, by race, and then you could really be, um, you could feel a lot of the disparity between, um, how many Black and Latino students there are and that's that administrators versus just, um, everyone else who is white. And so then we ended up having kind of like a list of demands and wanting things changes that we wanted to see, including them hiring, um, more faculty of color.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=2848.0,3009.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/44","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: Yeah, yeah, exactly. It has a Dean and everything. So it really, um, I think that that was really a big, um, a big thing for us. And I think it also was something that sort of drew us even more together because it was like, okay, so really we really need to do something together. Like you can't just that we get together sometimes. And so like that needs to be something that we're pushing for. So I think, um, that really just with everything going on that really drove us all together and drove us back.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3009.0,3039.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/45","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And, um, I do want to continue on this, but, uh, while you're speaking of it, I'm also thinking of some of the events that have happened with the budget cuts in regards to acuity and that people are banding together there. And do you have any involvement, uh, in that as well?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3039.0,3059.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/46","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: Um, so I don't have as much involvement I've been, I mean, I think one thing with everything now being online, I'm able to actually go to a lot of the union meetings, um, because those were things that I would want to go through mutually, but either for the overall union that you're meeting in Manhattan, or if it's the Queens chapter, sometimes they'd be during times where I couldn't meet. So, but with everything being online now, I can actually like stay up to date. So I, I tend to try, like I try to go to all of their, um, their, um, zoom meetings and just try to find out as much updated information as possible. So I haven't been involved as in like they have phone banks and trying to call people and stuff. Like I haven't done that, but, um, I've been at least trying to stay updated and trying to see if they have any types of, um, you know, sign this or tell us your experience about this. Like I've been trying to, um, contribute more in those days to the union.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3059.0,3118.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Yeah. And, um, could you sell, has while the cuts haven't happened yet as seek been effected by the looming, um, by this looming action, the possibilities that like some of the budget will be fine? Um,\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3118.0,3138.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: Yeah, I would say, I would say we have been, I mean right now, I think at least I'll say from my end, I don't really feel it as much because we're not in like in the regular semester. Um, so in terms of like the students and everything, it's a little, it's a lot more manageable right now, but I think some of the cuts that we've had have had to do, um, a couple of things. So with our colleges, that's been, um, usually they're the ones who are assisting us in different things. So a lot of times they're working at the front desk or, um, assisting director black enrichers or others, um, or other staff or faculty as well. Um, so that they've had a cut in hours. So, um, I think that's been one thing. And then also for, um, another thing is for faculty, um, having certain numbers of classes, like I remember that was a huge, um, a huge issue was who gets priority, who is going to continue, um, you know, get their contracts when you do that.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3138.0,3197.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: Who's going to be able to teach in the fall. And initially, um, I guess one, one major thing as I'm talking about. Um, so one of, one of the things that I do is that I'm on the registration team. So for our incoming students, um, they have to be processed, registered for classes, um, in time for our summer program. And so we ended up, um, usually we take around 200 or maybe 225 students every year. Um, but this year we took, um, or we had, uh, about 130 students and we ended up, um, usually in advanced, we have an idea of how many sections of different classes we have to offer as well. How many English sections we have, how many math. And so even, um, related to those budget cuts the cut, the number of classes, uh, class sections that we have to offer.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3197.0,3252.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: So I think initially for English, we had maybe 12 and then we cut it down to I think, six or seven. So even in that, that was a challenge, an additional challenge was trying to make sure all of our students, their schedules kind of fit together as much as possible. And then also given at that point, since this was, um, around June, at that point, we didn't really know what was happening, what, whether classes were going to be fully online or hybrid, or there was really no information given except just fairly recently in July. So, um, it was really hard to plan for, and it was also, I think for me, I also, it also feels a little bit scary, like who, you know, as, as much as I know, everyone's trying to work as hard as possible. And I know our director is trying to not cut people and stuff. I didn't really know exactly what that meant or what that was going to look like. And if that was going to affect my, my direct job at all. So, um, so at least at this point it has it, but it definitely affected, um, I think the people around me, like some of the, um, supplemental instructors, some of the adjuncts and definitely our oncologist distance. So I'm interested to see what that's going to look like in the fall, um, with us being, um, I guess, shorter staff in a sense.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3252.0,3335.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: And, um, could you tell me more about the development that happened in July? Um, I guess it's, uh, um, most classes African college will be held online, correct? Yes. And, um, once that development, how, how do you envision the fall being, um, for you as well as, um, seek staff and students?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3335.0,3363.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: So I think, um, I think in a way it's going to be maybe a little bit easier because I think a lot of the issue last semester or this past spring semester, well, just all of the transitioning that has to happen. So mainly the transition from, in person to distance learning that really brought to the forefront, a lot of the issues that our students and maybe many, you know, many of the other students were facing such as, you know, not having access to the resources that they needed. So many students not having, um, any type of device or if they did have a device, it's one that they had to share with a sibling. And so then having to, um, help students get devices through the college. But I think that, um, at least in the fall, those issues, um, should be sorted out. Um, some students successfully completed the spring semester.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3363.0,3418.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: So I think in a way that's going to be, um, something a bit, um, easier for students to manage. And I think also, um, since faculty also received training in online learning that, um, I think for the faculty, maybe that'll also be a bit easier because I know for many of them, many of them didn't have the resources that they needed. Um, or many of them have to kind of just develop things on the fly. Maybe see, not to say that they didn't, you know, carefully craft their syllabus, but the initial syllabus that they did was kind of thrown out the window. And especially for many of those class, many of the classes, they had to try to figure out how to make certain components, um, make sense online. So I think at least not having to deal with a lot of those shifts will, um, hopefully make it a little bit easier for students to manage.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3418.0,3468.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/54","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: But, um, and then also too, for my students in term, in terms of being me for counseling, um, I think this, this past semester has been a lot of, um, trying to make sure that they're using the appropriate resources. Like they're trying that they're using our online platform to schedule a payment. Um, whereas before people would have, you know, if you have a question I'll maybe it'll just pop, pop your head into my office, but what would that not being available now I'd have to really, in a sense, train my students to give me the information that they need to give me either by email or making an appointment. And then I haven't processed after they make the appointment with how we connect. So I think, um, having established a lot of that already this semester, I think maybe, or I hope at least things will be there.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3468.0,3525.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/55","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. Okay. And I guess, um, there's that, and then how about for you personally? Like how do you see yourself preparing for the fall semester?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3525.0,3536.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/56","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: Hmm, that's a good question. I'm I'm not really sure. I feel like I haven't thought about it as much because I'm just like happy to be fast through the spring semester. But I think that, um, I think in terms of preparing, um, I think now that I have a little bit more mental space because classes start in one. So now that I have a little bit more mental space, I think I'm planning, I'm planning to some time to reevaluate. Um, if there's certain things that I could maybe do more efficiently, because I know for me, at least it's really hard to adjust anything that I'm doing differently, um, in the moment when I feel really overwhelmed. So, um, I mean, I think at this point, because I've kind of had a flow, I, I don't foresee changing up so much of what I'm doing, but, um, maybe, maybe something will come out of my reflection once they do that a little bit more.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3536.0,3589.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/57","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: But, um, I think for now, um, usually usually we get, um, our new freshmen that I mentioned, but at least at this point I'm not teaching, um, any of the new freshmen. So the students that I will be dealing with, um, should all be continuing students. And so I think that actually makes it a little bit easier because they've already been through it, but I know that if I was dealing with, um, the incoming freshmen, that would be, um, I'd have a bit more anxiety, I think, going into it because I don't know how prepared, um, they might be.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3589.0,3627.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/58","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. Okay. Um, I guess before we, we, we we've been, uh, um, are there any anecdotes, um, that comes to mind while working with the students during, um, this spring semester in regards to like something that helps you crystallize what teaching and counseling during COVID-19 has been like, trying to think of wine? Um,\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3627.0,3686.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/59","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: I don't know this sounds, but I'll tell you anyway. So, uh, one of the things, um, so with, with my, um, two wellness interns, they, um, they were trying to continue having their individual caseload of students. So they were reaching out to students whether by phone or, um, or email or anything like that. And so some students replied back and they were able to start seeing them, but many didn't. And even as we were doing, um, we had a group that we were doing and, um, initially I was going to be overseeing it, but on my head, a friend pass away, uh, non-filtered related. And I just couldn't really deal with that at the time. And so I was pro I was still providing supervision and support, but I just physically did not want to be in group. And, um, one of the other counselors that's in and at a certain point, um, you know, we tried to prepare as much as we could, you know, thinking about, you know, different prompts that we could ask the group and different.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3686.0,3752.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/60","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: Um, just trying to, um, because they had a, my interns had some experience doing groups, but not a lot. So a lot of it was also trying to help them prepare. And at first we had some students and then it just, um, would it be kind of agreeing and support a boss, uh, grief and loss support group? It was one that, um, a lot of times doesn't really have a high membership anyway, but at a certain point, um, no one was showing up for like we had to just maybe for about four or five weeks. And I think for the first two weeks people showed up and then it just sort of fizzled out, but, you know, my intern still came prepared and still, um, you know, did what they had to do. And then afterwards they were processing with me what that whole experience has been like for them.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3752.0,3794.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/61","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: And I think the reason I thought about that, um, about that experience was just because I feel like in a way it's sort of summarized a lot of what happened was that, you know, throughout the whole semester, I know that for me and for just faculty staff and everyone, we tried to prepare as much as possible. We tried to put out as much as we could and resources for students, but I think just like with the grief and the loss group there, I think a lot of students weren't in a space where they could really use those resources because they were just dealing with so much themselves. And, um, we, we still tried to put it out there for us to at least give them a space to do that. And we still have to also manage our own expectations, our own disappointment. Cause you know, you try to put something out there and you hope that students or anyone would attend that. But, um, I think, I think that's a good example of our, um, of what it was like dealing with everything, because it just felt like you tried to just do the best you could and then just, we just kind of evaluate everything after the fact.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3794.0,3862.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/62","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Hmm. Okay. And, um, it is interesting that like, you, you have the space for, um, grieving and support and not a lot of people were attending, but, um, do you feel that students, like your population of students where they, do you think that they were going through more than the general in college?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3862.0,3890.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/63","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: Um, I mean, I definitely think, I definitely think so. Especially given, um, that our students are predominantly students of color, um, lower income students. Like they, there are a lot of the markers, I guess, of being considered vulnerable students in terms of their access and everything else. Um, so yeah, many of our students did deal with alive. Many of them did lose family members. I mean, I'm sure that voted the general college population too, but I definitely wouldn't be surprised if it would, if our students did, um, at a higher, uh, rate. And, um, I think it's interesting too, because I, I think now, um, and I kind of alluded to this before that, um, some students who I tried reaching out to during the regular semester are now starting to roll around and come and come and talk. And even like I had a student just yesterday, schedule an appointment with me.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3890.0,3942.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/64","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: I haven't seen him or even he hasn't even really emailed me all semester and he ended up getting pretty much all F it, um, for the semester. And then when I spoke to him today, he was talking about, um, his family dealing with financial loss due to COVID having family members who had COVID. And these were things that we tried to reach out to students and we could advocate for them as much as possible, but for her. And he was like, I wasn't checking email. I was just like in my own bubble during that time. So I feel like it makes sense why the grief and the loss groups didn't really flourish at that point because grief and loss is something that, especially right when it happened, you're not really in a space to really talk about it. You kind of need your own time and then to get thrown into a group. So, um, I think that with students reaching out now, that's a good indicator that there's definitely, um, there's definitely a lot of work, I think, um, that's going to be done in the fall now that there's maybe even a little bit of distance away from all of the prices that was happening in the spring.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=3942.0,4017.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/65","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Okay, cool. Um, that was great. Um, is there anything you want to share before we we've finished with this interview? Like anything you wanted to say that like you didn't have an opportunity to discuss?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=4017.0,4038.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/66","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nSpeaker 4: No, I don't think so. Yeah. I think we touched on kind of, um, you know, a lot of the main areas.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=4038.0,4047.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541/transcript/29356/annotation/67","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nObden Mondésir: Okay. So I'm gonna stop recording.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/150/collection_resources/44198/file/117541#t=4047.0,4050.4945"}]}]}]}