Marlon connects to his parent’s experience going through Hurricane Katrina, putting himself in his parents’ shoes during that time. He thinks about the tough parts of what they went through and also what good might have come out of Katrina.

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Dylan speaks to how New Orleanians overcame the hardship of the storm. He talks about what he has heard from his parents about their experience, and how he finds hope in what he sees today.

Kim brings us to her neighborhood of Versailles in New Orleans East, describing the vibrancy of the Vietnamese community that lives there. She shares the experience of her grandmother going through Hurricane Katrina, and what she has learned from her grandmother about the perseverance and strength of their culture.

Mai describes some of the pain that Katrina brought into her family’s life and she considers the “what-if’s” if Katrina never happened. She gives thanks for what she has inherited from her family that has enabled her to weather the storms of her life.

Joi asks, “what happens when holding on means letting go of who you were?”. She shares her family’s story, as well as her reflections on hearing other’s stories and on the meaning of home in a time of displacement and rebuilding.

Amari focuses on how people helped each other during the storm and how New Orleans is family. She describes the experience of her great-grandmother through Hurricane Katrina and what her great-grandma’s house and Amari’s community means to her today.