Displaced Life in the Katrina Diaspora
Hurricane Katrina forced the largest and most abrupt displacement in U.S. history. About 1.5 million people evacuated from the Gulf Coast preceding Katrina’s landfall. New Orleans, a city of 500,000, was nearly emptied of life after the hurricane and flooding. Katrina survivors eventually scattered...
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University of Texas Press
2012
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| Edition: | 1 |
| Series: | The Katrina Bookshelf |
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| ISBN: | 0292735774, 9780292735774, 9780292737648, 0292737645 |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Matter Table of Contents FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1: DOCUMENTING DISPLACEMENT: 2: THE RESEARCH NETWORK [SECTION I Introduction] 3: THEY CALL IT “KATRINA FATIGUE”: 4: THE BASEMENT OF EXTREME POVERTY: 5: LIVING THROUGH DISPLACEMENT: 6: WHEN DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY: 7: KATRINA EVACUEE RECEPTION IN RURAL EAST TEXAS: 8: PERMANENT TEMPORARINESS: [SECTION II Introduction] 9: HELP FROM FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND STRANGERS DURING HURRICANE KATRINA: 10: “WE NEED TO GET TOGETHER WITH EACH OTHER”: 11: THE WOMEN OF RENAISSANCE VILLAGE: 12: TWICE REMOVED: 13: AFTER THE FLOOD: [SECTION III Introduction] 14: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING IN THE KATRINA DIASPORA: AUTHOR BIOS INDEX
- Index Author Bios 14. Community Organizing in the Katrina Diaspora: Race, Gender, and the Case of the People's Hurricane Relief Fund III. Charting a Path Forward: Introduction 13. After the Flood: Faith in the Diaspora 12. Twice Removed: New Orleans Garifuna in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina 11. The Women of Renaissance Village: From Homes in New Orleans to a Trailer Park in Baker, Louisiana 10. We need to get together with each other: Women's Narratives of Help in Katrina's Displacement II. Social Networks: Introduction 9. Help from Family, Friends, and Strangers during Hurricane Katrina: Finding the Limits of Social Networks 8. Permanent Temporariness: Displaced Children in Louisiana 7. Katrina Evacuee Reception in Rural East Texas: Rethinking Disaster Recovery 6. When Demand Exceeds Supply: Disaster Response and the Southern Political Economy 5. Living through Displacement: Housing Insecurity among Low-Income Evacuees 4. The Basement of Extreme Poverty: Katrina Survivors and Poverty Programs 3. They Call It Katrina Fatigue: Displaced Families and Discrimination in Colorado I. Receiving Communities: Introduction 2. The Research Network 1. Documenting Displacement: An Introduction Acknowledgments Contents Foreword Title Page, Copyright, Dedication Cover
- Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Documenting Displacement: An Introduction (Lynn Weber and Lori Peek) -- 2. The Research Network (Lynn Weber) -- Section I. Receiving Communities and Persons Displaced by Hurricane Katrina -- Introduction (Lee M. Miller) -- 3. They Call It "Katrina Fatigue": Displaced Families and Discrimination in Colorado (Lori Peek) -- 4. The Basement of Extreme Poverty: Katrina Survivors and Poverty Programs (Laura Lein, Ron Angel, Julie Beausoleil, and Holly Bell) -- 5. Living through Displacement: Housing Insecurity among Low-Income Evacuees (Jessica W. Pardee) -- 6. When Demand Exceeds Supply: Disaster Response and the Southern Political Economy (Lynn Weber) -- 7. Katrina Evacuee Reception in Rural East Texas: Rethinking Disaster "Recovery" (Lee M. Miller) -- 8. Permanent Temporariness: Displaced Children in Louisiana (Alice Fothergill and Lori Peek) -- Section II. Social Networks -- Introduction (Jacquelyn Litt) -- 9. Help from Family, Friends, and Strangers during Hurricane Katrina: Finding the Limits of Social Networks (Elizabeth Fussell) -- 10. "We need to get together with each other": Women's Narratives of Help in Katrina's Displacement (Jacquelyn Litt) -- 11. The Women of Renaissance Village: From Homes in New Orleans to a Trailer Park in Baker, Louisiana (Beverly J. Mason) -- 12. Twice Removed: New Orleans Garifuna in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina (Cynthia Garza) -- 13. After the Flood: Faith in the Diaspora (Pamela Jenkins) -- Section III. Charting a Path Forward -- Introduction (Lynn Weber) -- 14. Community Organizing in the Katrina Diaspora: Race, Gender, and the Case of the People's Hurricane Relief Fund (Rachel E. Luft) -- Author Bios -- Index
- Lori Peek --
- Contents --
- 11. The Women of Renaissance Village
- 14. Community Organizing in the Katrina Diaspora
- Index
- Lynn Weber --
- 7. Katrina Evacuee Reception in Rural East Texas
- Section I Receiving communities --
- 6. When Demand Exceeds Supply
- Elizabeth Fussell --
- 1. Documenting Displacement: An Introduction
- Foreword
- 2. The Research Network
- Lee M. Miller --
- Jacquelyn Litt --
- 3. They Call It “Katrina Fatigue”
- Rachel E. Luft --
- Alice Fothergill, Lori Peek --
- Acknowledgments --
- 13. After the Flood: Faith in the Diaspora
- Bonnie Thornton Dill --
- 5. Living through Displacement
- Laura Lein, Ronald Angel, Julie Beausoleil, Holly Bell --
- Section II Social networks --
- 12. Twice Removed
- Section III Charting A Path Forward --
- 4. The Basement of Extreme Poverty
- Lynn Weber, Lori Peek --
- Author bios --
- 10. “We need to get together with each other”
- 8. Permanent Temporariness
- Introduction
- Pamela Jenkins --
- Beverly J. Mason --
- Frontmatter --
- Cynthia M. Garza --
- 9. Help from Family, Friends, and Strangers during Hurricane Katrina
- Jessica W. Pardee --