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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
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:...