Tuesday, September 11, 2012

BLOG #3

Oral History Interview on 9/11:

Interviewer: Sara Paczkowski
Subject: Lianna Garcia



1     .     How old were you when 9/11 happened?
  She was 9 years old.

2     .     What grade were you in?
  4th grade

3     .    Do you remember where you were when you found out the news?
  In school and sitting in class.

4    .    Do you remember what you were doing?
  Sitting in class about to walk over to go to library class when Mrs. Longfellow (another librarian) told her that the twin towers were attacked
You were in library class


5    .    Who told you what happened?
   Mrs. Longfellow

6     .    What was your first reaction?
   She didn’t understand what was happening.  She wasn’t familiar with the twin towers and what they were. She never heard of it before. She didn’t understand why people were crying and why they were getting pick up early. (we had a similar reaction and interview became more conversational here)

7     .    Did you understand the severity of the situation?
   No, because she didn’t really know what the twin towers were but he remembers being upset that she wasn’t getting picked up early while some of her friends were.  

8     .    Were you confused?
  Very confused. Even when she went to her uncle’s (because her aunt who was pregnant with her cousins worked on the first floor but got out fine) she was confused why everyone was so upset and crying. She didn’t see what the big deal was.

9    .    How did it affect you personally?
I   t wasn’t until later on that she understood what really happened. So now, she thinks about what could have been done t prevent it and how it would be if it never happened. For example, the security in airports, racism, and war would be different.

-She was in North Plainfield but she doesn’t remember seeing any smoke or anything like that. She also doesn’t remember watching what happened on TV because she was doing homework.

*Interview was very personal; replies were very truthful, connection between reactions and ideas.
*Very conversational/relatable
*Allowed an opportunity to share stories and events
*Gave different perspectives on the event

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