Pamela Guerra Longform

COVID-19 for the Absolute Beginner, Volume Three: Privilege in a Pandemic, and the Path Forward

In graduate school, a few colleagues of mine told me about their ties to radical activist groups in Boyle Heights, a predominantly Latino enclave on the east side of Los Angeles. They were always careful to add a disclaimer to their stories, however. Though these colleagues also came from working-class immigrant households and held similarly … Continue reading COVID-19 for the Absolute Beginner, Volume Three: Privilege in a Pandemic, and the Path Forward

Pamela Guerra Mental Health

COVID-19 for the Absolute Beginner, Volume Two: Becoming and Unbecoming in a Global Pandemic

A few weeks ago, Dinner Party published the first volume in our series regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, an article that addressed some basic FAQs regarding the disease. I intended to publish this piece shortly after, but it's hard to give folks advice on how to keep it together when you feel yourself falling apart. When … Continue reading COVID-19 for the Absolute Beginner, Volume Two: Becoming and Unbecoming in a Global Pandemic

Alexandra Soare Longform

COVID-19 for the Absolute Beginner, Volume One: Answers to Some Common Medical and Health Questions

I know that all of us have been inundated with an overwhelming amount of information in the past few days regarding the global coronavirus outbreak. The internet is a scary enough place to begin with, even without every news outlet in existence reporting on a global pandemic. But I know that many of us have … Continue reading COVID-19 for the Absolute Beginner, Volume One: Answers to Some Common Medical and Health Questions