Author bios

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1. Documenting Displacement: An Introduction 1
6. 2. The Research Network 21
7. Section I Receiving communities
8. Introduction 25
9. 3. They Call It “Katrina Fatigue”: 31
10. 4. The Basement of Extreme Poverty: 47
11. 5. Living through Displacement: 63
12. 6. When Demand Exceeds Supply: 79
13. 7. Katrina Evacuee Reception in Rural East Texas: 104
14. 8. Permanent Temporariness: 119
15. Section II Social networks
16. Introduction 145
17. 9. Help from Family, Friends, and Strangers during Hurricane Katrina: 150
18. 10. “We need to get together with each other”: 167
19. 11. The Women of Renaissance Village: 183
20. 12. Twice Removed: 198
21. 13. After the Flood: Faith in the Diaspora 218
22. Section III Charting A Path Forward
23. Introduction 231
24. 14. Community Organizing in the Katrina Diaspora: 233
25. Author bios 257
26. Index 261