A Katrina Trilogy: Estrangement, Empowerment, and Social Justice

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  • Rebecca A. Chaisson Tulane University School of Social Work
  • Marva L. Lewis Tulane University School of Social Work
  • Jeannette Jennings Tulane University School of Social Work

Abstract

This narrative chronicles the journey of three African-American faculty members in New Orleans, Louisiana. The first author details her experience as an evacuee to her birthplace in Southwest Louisiana, where she returns as a faculty member working with students in an evacuee shelter. The second author records her experiences of viewing the disaster from Michigan and tells of her desire to help in the recovery of her University where she feels invisible. The third author, having come of age in a segregated south, experiences a déjà vu of structural racism. All three women were empowered by their collective action.

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Chaisson, R. A., Lewis, M. L., & Jennings, J. (2014). A Katrina Trilogy: Estrangement, Empowerment, and Social Justice. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 13(3), 43–53. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/1001

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