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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

Items tagged “Exchange Student” (3 total)

A red flatbed truck with tires in its bed sits parked on a grassy roadside in a quiet residential street lined with houses, trees, and utility poles.

Gentilly

Interior of a FEMA trailer's sleeping area, showing a bed with a red/maroon sheet, pillows, a sheer curtain-covered window, and beige walls.

FEMA Trailer Bed

A young man sits on the wooden steps of a trailer, with a large American flag mounted beside the stairs and a bucket and cooler nearby.

Gentilly