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Contains 265 Results:

Molet, Ruben, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-PGS-SR04
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary

Ruben Molet (RM), age 55, is a Katrina survivor from the Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the father of five children. RM ‘s desire is to return home to New Orleans, but he’s still waiting for assistance from Road Home Agency (RH) He explains how this journey began, from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX via Austin.

Anthony, Quinton L., 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-PGS-SR05
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary

Quinton Anthony (QA), age 25, is a Katrina survivor from Press Park in the Ninth Ward area of, New Orleans, Louisiana. He explains his all most tragic adventure on the road from New Orleans to Houston.

Newsome, Terrell, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-PGS-SR08
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary Terrell Newsome (TN), age 23, is a Katrina survivor from the Press Park neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. After a brief description of his work with Delgado Community College, he describes staying in New Orleans as Katrina approached, weathering the storm in the city, and rescuing neighbors trapped on rooftops; he tells of his time on an I-10 overpass, where police verbally abused a man for lamenting the death of his wife and child. He speaks of the looting for survival in NO, and...

Berry, Theresa Denise Stamps, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-PGS-SR09
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary Theresa S. Berry (TB) age is 52, is a Hurricane Katrina (storm) survivor from the ninth ward; Press Park Homes (PP) area at 2901 Higgins Court, New Orleans, (NO) Louisiana. TB was a disabled homemaker before the storm. Upon learning about the storm, she was undecided of what she was going to do. She had no money or transportation to flee from the city. TB also had another problem; she had a dog, who’s named Precious, and there was where to leave her; so TB knew she couldn’t leave. TB decided...

O'Neal, Cherhon, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-PHO-SR02
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Sumary Cherhon O’Neal [CO], age 28, is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans, LA residing in the East. CO and family evacuated the city prior to the storm after having made sure that her father, a recent stroke victim, was leaving as well. Their trip was surreal. The arrived in Houston and stayed at her aunt’s home with 15-16 additional people. It was very difficult staying with so many people all of whom were angry and grieving the loss of all they possessed and the City of New Orleans. CO is...

Allen, LaToya, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SRK-PJ-SR04
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary

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Shaffer, Charles "Chucky", 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-RES-SR02
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Summary Chucky Shaffer [CS] is a survivor of hurricane Katrina from Slidell, Louisiana. Slidell is a small town considered to be a suburb of New Orleans on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. His story begins with background information, that he was from Mississippi originally, Pearlington, MS, where his mother still lives. He describes what it was like to be in Slidell when the hurricane hit, as well as what it was like after the storm. His descriptions of his mother’s home and her almost...

Chaney, Tramain, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-RES-SR03
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Summary Tramain Chaney [TC] is a survivor of hurricane Katrina from Slidell, Louisiana, a small town considered to be a suburb of New Orleans. His interview begins with a very detailed description of Slidell, particularly the part of town in which he lived known as Old Town. He goes on to describe his decision to stay for the hurricane and where he and his boyfriend waited out the storm. Then Tramain describes the house with water filling up, almost reaching the second floor and his fear of having...

Arouz, Marcela, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-RES-SR04
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Summary Marcela Arouz [Arauz?] [MA] is an evacuee of hurricane Katrina from New Orleans, LA. She lived in a suburb of New Orleans on the West Bank of the Mississippi River called Algiers. Her interview begins with a description of Algiers, and her life and job there. She describes her decision to evacuate and what she and her children went through during the process. She describes what it felt like to be in Houston watching the hurricane on television. She was certain, immediately after the...

Tridico, Melissa, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-RES-SR05
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Summary Melissa Tridico [MT] is a survivor of hurricane Katrina from New Orleans, LA. She lived in a neighborhood known as the Lower Garden District. Her interview begins with a description of her neighborhood, and her life and job there. She also describes her childhood attachment to New Orleans. She then explains why she stayed in New Orleans for Katrina: she was an ICU nurse and was on the hurricane list, a list of hospital staff that would stay and work during a hurricane. She describes what it...

Jordan, Morgan, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-RES-SR06
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Summary Morgan Jordan [MJ], age 18, is an evacuee of hurricane Katrina from Thibodeaux, Louisiana, a small town near New Orleans. He was beginning the Fall semester of his freshman year at Nicholls State University. He was majoring in Culinary Arts at Nicholls State and has transferred to UH to major in Hotel and Restaurant Management. He is not sure the new major is for him or if Houston is a place he would like to live long-term. He misses friends and family and has yet to really acclimate himself...

Green, Dominique, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-RES-SR07
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Summary Dominique Green [DG] is a survivor of hurricane Katrina. She was a student at Xavier University of New Orleans. His interview begins with a very limited description of New Orleans. She then explains her decision to stay for the hurricane and where she and the other students waited out the storm. Then DG describes being rescued from the dorm and left on the overpass with the local survivors who resented the students. Later, she revisits her description of New Orleans and why she misses the...

Spooner, Charles, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-RES-SR08
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Summary Charles Spooner [CS] is an survivor of hurricane Katrina from New Orleans East, a suburb of New Orleans on the other side of the canal from the Lower 9th Ward. His interview begins with a very limted description of New Orleans East, which he revisits in more detail later in the interview. He then describes his family’s decision first to stya for the storm and then their decision to evacuate. Hen describes his difficulties getting his life back on track here in Houston and tells me how he...

Radcliffe, Dominique, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-RES-SR09/SKR-RES-SR10
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Summary Dominique Radcliffe [DR] is a survivor of hurricane Katrina from New Orleans East, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans on the other side of the Industrial Canal from the Lower 9th Ward. Her interview begins with a very detailed description of her life in New Orleans East. She then goes on to describe what happened to her during and immediately following the hurricane. Her vivid descriptions of getting lost in the woods are very emotional and she has to stop to pull herself together. She then...

Meyers, Carrie, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-RP-SR02
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Summary Carrie Meyers (CM) is a retired Afro-American woman and the caretaker of a 96 year old father. She is interviewed the weekend of her 65th birthday which was celebrated by her two sons, their families and her newer community the Meadows Place Senior’s Village. Her escape from Katrina occurred after the storm. This required the assistance of civil defense and emergency persons at the time of the well documented initial devastation of New Orleans. CM describes the trauma of exiting with a then...