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Contains 265 Results:

Nelson, Darrel, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AT-SR08
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents

Summary: Darrel Nelson [DN] is a Hurricane Katrina survivor from Bay St. Louis, MS [B.S.L.]. Darrel’s interview starts with some background information on himself and some of the traditions he knew of in B.S.L... From there he tells about his feelings and experiences during the hurricane, to what it was like after it was over. He then goes on to talk about being in Houston.

Harris, William, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AT-SR09
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents Summary: William Harris [WH] is a Hurricane Katrina survivor from Waveland, MS [WVD]. He was born in Biloxi, MS and raised in WVD. He gives details about his age and grade in school and then goes on to give some background on his community. How their was hardly any violence. William tells which traditions were of interest to him as a teenager. From there he goes on to talk about what happened when the hurricane hit, and what his family experienced up until leaving for Houston after 2...

Elzy, Marissa, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AT-SR10
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents

Summary: Marissa Elzy [ME] is a Hurricane Katrina survivor from Bay St. Louis, MS [B.S.L.]. Her interview begins with her giving some background on herself and then goes on to describe her community in B.S.L... She then starts to describe the experiences she and her daughters went through when the hurricane hit and after it was over. Marissa gives very good detail about her whole experience surviving two hurricanes in one year.

Nellum, Linda, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-CJ-SR01
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary Linda Nellum [LN], age 35, is a Katrina survivor from East New Orleans, Louisiana. She is happily married with three kids, two girls and a boy. LN describes her life before the hurricane speaking about living all over the New Orleans area, being incarcerated for two years and excelling in her education. LN then describes living through hurricane Katrina, remembering feeling emotionless and striving to help her family survive. In the midst of the storm LN struggle to keep her family together...

Louis, Lindzy IV, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-CJ-SR02
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary

Lindzy Louis IV [LL] age 22 is a Katrina survivor from Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. Louis is a student at North Harris Community College. LL describes his experience as a sole survivor trying to make it during the midst of the storm. Being a protector and provider for him and his girl friend's family.

Jackson, Zakiya, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-CJ-SR03
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary Zakiya Jackson [ZJ], age 18, is a Katrina survivor from East New Orleans, Louisiana. She grew up in New Orleans East and attended Sarah T Reed High school. ZJ has a 1 year old son name Luvell Davis Jr. [Tooka] ZJ didn’t evacuate New Orleans Prior to the storm and spent several days in the Morial Convention Center before being rescued and brought to Austin, TX. She describes her reunion with her family in Houston and compares Houston and New Orleans. She has given birth to a child since...

Harris, Lester, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-CJ-SR10
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary Lester Harris [LH] age 31, is a Hurricane Katrina Survivor from the Lower Ninth Ward area in New Orleans, LA. LH lived in Florida and North Carolina for a few years of his life but mostly grew up in the Desire projects, Upper Ninth Ward. LH grew up in a pretty bad neighborhood and witnessed a lot of things as a child. He spent 2 years in a youth prison for selling drugs at the age of 14. During Hurricane Katrina LH was in Orleans Parish prison and experienced water neck high and struggled to...

Riley, Deja, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-CJ-SR17
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary Deja Riley [DR], age 20, is a Hurricane Katrina evacuee from New Orleans, LA Seventh Ward. DR moved to New Orleans East when she was 10 years old. DR attended Abramson Senior High School in New Orleans East. DR did not evacuate from the city for Hurricane Katrina but rather she went to a hospital in Uptown where she had an experience of a lifetime. DR was trapped in the city for 9 days with her family and young daughter. DR now resides in Houston, TX and has no further plans on returning...

Craft, Simeka, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-CJ-SR18
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary Simeka Craft, [SC], age 20 is a Hurricane Katrina evacuee from New Orleans East, LA. SC lived in the East her entire life in one home. SC Attended Abramson high school and the University of Houston. SC and her family evacuated early from New Orleans to Houston, TX. SC lost everything in the storm but believes that if she could have taken one thing with her it would have been her pictures because without them SC believes that her past has been erased. SC now resides in Houston and is going...

Decuir, Alexis, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-CJ-SR20
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary Alexis Decuir [AD], age 20, is a Hurricane Katrina Survivor from New Orleans Ninth Ward. AD came from a large family and describes life growing up as hard because her mother and father had to struggle to take care of her. AD attended Abramson Highs School and a cosmetology school in New Orleans. AD evacuated to Houston, Texas with her family where she now resides. During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina AD struggled for almost a month searching for her mother. AD hopes that New Orleans...

Smith, Frank, 2008

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-CJ-SR21
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2008
Summary Frank Smith [FS], 20, is a Hurricane Katrina Survivor from New Orleans Sixth Ward. He later moved to New Orleans East and attended Sarah T. Reed High School. FC has been working in the healthcare field since he was a teen. He evacuated with his job to Alexandria, LA while his family stayed behind in the New Orleans Superdome. FS describes the emotions he experienced during the aftermath of Katrina not knowing where his family was for weeks. FS now lives in Houston, TX with his family and is...

Jones, Keisha, 2008

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-CJ-SR22
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2008
Summary Keisha Jones [KJ], 20, is a Hurricane Katrina survivor from New Orleans East. She is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas. KJ attended an all girl’s school in New Orleans East and worked at Popeye’s chicken. KJ lived with her father, big sister and her twin sister. They all tried to evacuate during the hurricane but ran into car troubles on the road. KJ ended up going through Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans Superdome; she describes the misery she endured there. KJ now lives in Houston,...

Desmond, Zoë, 2008

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-CJ-SR24
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2008
Summary

Zoë Desmond [ZD], age 20, is a Hurricane Katrina Survivor from Mid-City, New Orleans, LA. ZD’s life was pretty rough growing up in New Orleans. ZD went to Kennedy High School where he had to drop out in order to take care of his son. ZD evacuated to Alexandria, LA where he lived for two months; he moved all over the place after Hurricane Katrina. ZD now has two kids and resides in Houston, Texas, where he plans on staying for a while.

Cooper, Kenneth, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-CJ-SR27
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Summary Kenneth Cooper, [KC] age 16, is a Hurricane Katrina survivor from the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, LA. KC went to Dalasi Middle school where he was attending when Hurricane Katrina hit. KC lived his entire life in the ninth ward. KC enjoys school and rapping. During Hurricane Katrina KC and his family evacuated to San Antonio, Texas but before reaching that destination they went through many different obstacles. KC traveled from state to state looking for the best place to call home after the...

McGowan, Travis, 2008

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-CJ-SR28
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2008
Summary Travis McGowan [TM], age 20, is Hurricane Katrina Survivor from the Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, LA. TM grew up in Eastern New Orleans and attended Sarah T. Reed high school. TM evacuated to Gibson, LA for the hurricane but later moved to Houston, TX, where there was more help. TM experienced many different obstacles during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina such as losing his grandmother and going away to the Military after the storm only to be sent back home. TM now lives in Houston, TX...