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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Another Rosh Hashana at home with just the three of us, but this year we couldn’t blame it all on Covid—lack of planning was also to blame. We both are working from home is great, but it has us both running a bit ragged and somehow despite having saved all this commuting time, there is still no time to think and plan. I suspect the general state of alert and Covid anxiety contributes too, but it seems like the days pass by so fast and suddenly POOF there’s a holiday we forgot to make plans for. Still, it was nice to bake a couple of rounds challahs, one for us and one for a neighbor who also celebrates. My matzo ball soup isn’t as good as my mother in law’s but it was still tasty and no one complained!
September 15, 2021
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Talk about what is most upsetting or scaring you right now about the coronavirus pandemic.
There are many things that are scarring and upsetting me about the pandemic. But if I had to pick the top one, I would say that the rising cases of hate crimes against the AAPI community are the most upsetting. The feelings I have towards these crimes are much more personal compared to the others fears I have about the pandemic. This is also the first time I have witnessed/been aware of hate crimes towards Asians in my lifetime.These incidents of hate and violence towards the AAPI community has affected me emotionally in a way I have never experienced. When I go out in public I am hyperaware of my identity as an Asian woman. There is this fear that I have never experienced before about my race and gender. I fear that I might be the next victim of a hate crime.
April 20, 2021