Summary Julia Benedith is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans, LA. Her interview begins with some details about how she came to the United States and she goes on to say how her husband applied for her along with her children to come to the U.S. Then, she give us some description about the morning they decided to evacuate from New Orleans to Houston. She also emphasize how sad it was for her to leave her home in N.O. The interview went well even though there were strong emotions in between the...

Summary Marilyn Dolmo was born in Bronx, N.Y. She moved to New Orleans when she was eleven years old with her parents. Her father had found him a better job in New Orleans, so that’s why they decided to move to N.O. she says that she forced her self to like N.O. because at the beginning it was not the city she wanted to be in. she lived in St. Bernard Parish east of N.O. along with her husband and three daughters. She tells us how hard it was for her to she evacuated especially when the sun shine...

Summary Isabel Fernandez is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans. She is originally from Santa Fe, Honduras, she came to the US on June 25, 1990 but she arrived to New York and later moved to New Orleans in 2000. She starts by talking about her community the, she give us some details about how much she miss N.O. Isabel give us some details about how easy it was for her to move around in N.O. she says that when she went back all she did was cry on how bad everything looked. She said if her house was...

Summary Martha Gonzalez is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans, LA. Ms. Gonzalez is originally from Honduras but has been living in N.O. for the past 18 years. Her interview begins with some descriptions about her community in N.O. she goes on to say how she miss her neighbors and her facilities in N.O. she also says that she would like to stay here in Houston because of the new Garifuna church she has found but she as to return because has a mortgage responsibility in N.O. Finally, she thanks all...

Summary Claudia Lainez was born in Honduras, Central America. She came to the U.S. twelve years ago; she arrived to Los Angeles, CA and later moved to N.O. because of lack of employment in Los Angles. She moved to N.O. five years ago where she was living in the Gentilly area. She used to work as a house keeper in N.O. but now she complaints about not finding a job here in Houston. Claudia survived the hurricane because she was there for the whole effect and then evacuated after approximately eight...

Summary Dilcia Lino is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans; she was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and lived in New Orleans for the past year. Her interview begins with some details about her Garifuna culture and goes on to describe what their beliefs and culture is base on. Then, she tells us about her experience when hurricane Katrina strikes and how she along with her husband found their way to escape. Finally, she says that she’s not thinking about going back to N.O. since it was a nightmare to...

Summary Alberto Martinez is a Katrina survivor from kenner, Louisiana. His interview begins with some details about his native country (Honduras). He goes on to tell us how he moved from Honduras to Bronx, New York and from New York to New Orleans. Then, Alberto give us some details about his experience from the storm, what happen when it struck and how he along with his family had to evacuate after every exiting route from New Orleans to Houston was closed. Alberto then describes how it was when...

Summary Jacqueline Simmons was born in Honduras, and then she moved here to the USA with her son. Her interview begins with some remarks about how this was her first time ever to leave New Orleans because of a hurricane. She goes on to tell us what good of a decision they made to leave N.O Jacqueline talks about there ordeal from New Orleans to Houston. She also talks about how difficult it was for them to find a hotel room to sleep in. Finally, she describes how grateful she is for her job,...

Summary Maritza Suazo is a survivor from Katrina. She is from Honduras and came to New Orleans in 1987 and has been living there since. She starts by telling about her neighborhood in New Orleans, then, she gives us some details about her culture which is the Garifuna culture; and she continues with a description of some typical foods that the Garifunas have. MS says how much she did not want to leave her house when the hurricane came and says how grateful she is for listening to her sister when...