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A generation shaped by a pandemic

Two Penn seniors travel the country to interview young adults about their experiences during the past year to create an oral history archive with stories, images, and video.
Max Strickberger and Alan Jinich
Max Strickberger (left) and Alan Jinich, both seniors in the College of Arts and Sciences and both from the same street in Chevy Chase, Maryland, drove 7,300 miles across 23 states for six weeks this spring on a quest to interview people ages 18 to 25 about their experiences during the pandemic. The archive they have created, Generation Pandemic, will feature two dozen oral history narratives drawn from the interviews, photos, and videos they gathered on their journey.

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