Alexander, Tia
Person
General Context
Tia Alexander was a researcher and interviewer with the Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston project.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Hampton, Dianne, 2006
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-TA-SR01
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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Project Interviews
Dates:
2006
Summary
Dianne Hampton [DH], age 55, is a Katrina survivor from the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. She begins the interview with a few words on the friendliness of her old neighborhood. She talks about how she got her family together before the storm. She then describes her storm experience: waking up in the middle of the night and seeing the house surrounded by water, evacuating after a police officer warns them of the overflowing of the canal. She describes her Houston experiences:...