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Mackie, Calvin Jama'l, 2007
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AH-SR03
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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Project Interviews
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2007
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Summary: Calvin Jama’l Mackie [CJM], age 20, is a HK survivor from New Orleans East where he attended Nunez Computer College and majored in Computer Science; he was only fourteen hours away from graduation before HK. He also held a management position at the New Orleans Superdome before HK. CJM describes his life before HK as good, fast paced, and full of fun. On the weekend before HK he and a few friends participated in a gospel rap contest at his local church. He admits that he was having...
Smith, Allen, 2007
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AH-SR04
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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2007
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Summary: Allen Smith, 17, is a Hurricane Katrina [HK] survivor from New Orleans East. Allen’s describes the evacuation process as “a surreal moment”. panic and dismay. His trip to Houston was pleasant and calm because of his uncle’s professional truckdriving experience. Because of his uncle’s experience his family arrived in Houston in a timely manner arriving at his uncle’s one bedroom loft where 32, relatives stayed for at least a month. Allen’s mother moved out after two-weeks because she...
Thomas, Dwyane, 2007
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AH-SR05
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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Project Interviews
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2007
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Summary: Dwyane Thomas, age 39, is a Katrina survivor from Algiers Louisiana. He is the husband of one wife and father of two children. An 11-year-old daughter, and a 7-year-old son. He describes how he originally was going to ride out the storm in a local hotel, but after viewing the news he decided to leave NO, for the safety of his family. He spoke about the many hours that were spent on the highway towards Houston and how he was a little tensed because of the newness of the situation...
Johnson, Alvin L., 2007
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AM-SR03
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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Project Interviews
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2007
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SUMMARY: Alvin L. Johnson, also known as Al “Carnival Time” Johnson, age 67, is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana now living in Houston because of Hurricane Katrina. Up until the storm, Mr. Johnson owned a home on Tennessee Street in the Lower Ninth Ward. In the interview, Mr. Johnson shares some of his memories of earlier days in New Orleans. He also talks about how he got his start as a musician and the influence that his neighbor Fats Domino had on his music. Mr. Johnson discusses his...
Leblanc, Lumar, 2007
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AM-SR04
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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2007
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Summary: Lumar Leblanc, age 39, is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana who was living in the New Orleans East neighborhood up until Hurricane Katrina. Leblanc is now living in Houston with his wife, his nine year old son, and his mother. His oldest son is finishing up his last year of high school in New Orleans, a difficult but understandably important decision that Leblanc made for his son. Lumar Leblanc is the founder and drummer for the Soul Rebels Brass band.
Leblanc shares many memories...
Lipp, Stephen, 2007
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AM-SR05
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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2007
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Summary: Stephen Lipp, age 43, is a native of New Orleans, but is now living in Houston with his wife and two children. They likely will remain here, although he misses New Orleans very much. His home in Lakeview was completely flooded and basically nothing was salvaged. He is a member of the choir at Emerson Unitarian Church. Mr. Lipp was born in the house where he lived with his parents and seven siblings. He played the French horn and piano when he was younger, and was a member of the...
Lipp, Felicia, 2007
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AM-SR06
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2007
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Summary: Felicia Lipp [FL], age 16, was six weeks from turning fifteen when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. She is now in Katy, going to Southern League school with two of her cousins. When FL was eight, Nancy and Stephen Lipp adopted FL and her older brother. Not a day goes by that she doesn’t appreciate her adoptive parents. At the time of the storm, FL was living near the University of New Orleans in Gentilly with her family, and was a week and a half into her tenth grade year at St....
Lipp, Nancy, 2007
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AM-SR07
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2007
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Summary: Nancy Lipp [NL] was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, but at the age of five she moved to Baton Rouge where her father was a professor at Louisiana State University [LSU]. After receiving her undergraduate degree in Engineering at LSU, NL moved to New Orleans. She worked at Martin Marietta, (which later became Lockheed Martin) and lived in New Orleans East. NL met her husband at University of New Orleans [UNO]. They lived for a time in Austin, but eventually moved back to New Orleans...
Jones, Kurtis, 2006
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AT-SR01
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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2006
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Summary: Kurtis Jones [KT] is a hurricane Katrina survivor from New Orleans, Louisiana [ N.O.]. His interview begins with a brief description of his community and the activities of the neighborhood. He then goes on to tell what he first felt when hearing of the hurricane in the gulf. From their on he gives a very detailed description of what happened when the storm hit. From when it was only a little wind and rain to the height of the storm. Having to steal boats and walk for hours in the...
Stevens, Samuel, 2006
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AT-02
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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2006
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Summary: Samuel Stevens is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans, Louisiana [N.O.]. His interview begins describing his community in N.O. From there he tells what it was like for his family before the storm hits, to when the roof started to collapse and they had to get out. He describes the after effects of the storm on his community and family. Next he tells of the process of getting his family to safety.
Arnalie, Wilfred, 2006
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AT-SR03
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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Dates:
2006
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Summary: Wilfred Arnalie [WA] is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans, Louisiana [N.O.]. His interview begins with him telling about his background in N.O. and the types of work he did there. Next he goes on to describe his neighborhood in the uptown area. He talks about evacuating the day before hurricane Katrina hit. He then goes onto when he is watching the storm on the news, and his trip back to N.O. after it was over. The interview was given by Angela Trahan [AT].
Hilton, Trenell, 2006
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AT-SR04
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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2006
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Summary: Trenell Hilton [TH], age 16, is a Katrina survivor from the Seventh Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana [N.O.]. Her interview begins with a brief description of her neighborhood.She talks about her first feelings when hearing about the storm and her family not preparing for it. From there she talks about when the water starts to rise and people going in and out of stores. Her uncle was able to get a boat and get the family to the Superdome. She talks about getting on the buses and how her...
Frazier, Sean, 2006
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AT-SR05
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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2006
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Summary: Sean Frazier [SF] is a hurricane Katrina survivor from Biloxi, MS. His interview begins with him talking about being in Biloxi all of his life. It then goes on to talk about the kind of work he did on the Gulf Coast and the history behind Biloxi, MS. Sean gives very good detail about what happens to his small community when Katrina hit. He tells how his family had to float out of the house on furniture and get to the roof. He goes on to describe the conditions of his community...
Thomas, Edwin, 2006
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AT-SR06
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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Dates:
2006
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Summary: Edwin Thomas [ET] is a hurricane Katrina survivor who is originally from Guatemala and then later came to the Unites States and made New Orleans [N.O.] his home. He describes being at the Convention Center and then tells about growing up in Guatemala. He goes on to tell about his community in the 6th ward, and how his community was a nice place with good people. He then goes on to tell what kind of work he did in Louisiana. ET then talks about when Hurricane Katrina hit and leaving...
Breland, Sam, 2006
File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AT-SR07
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2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records
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Project Interviews
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2006
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Summary: Sam Breland is a Hurricane Katrina survivor from Atlanta, GA, who had been living on the Gulf Coast off and on. He finally settled in MS while in college. He started out in Gulfport, MS and later moved to Bay. St. Louis [B.S.L.]. From there he goes on to describe what Bay St. Louis was like from his prospective as a black man who wasn’t from there, to what happened during and after the hurricane up to the move to Houston.