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THROUGH THE EYE OF THE STORM
By: Cholene Espinoza
A Book Dedicated to Rebuilding What Katrina Washed Away
Chelsea Green Publishing Company
May 2006
224 pages
ISBN: 1933392185
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Cholene EspinozaΓ―ΒΏΒ½Air Force Academy graduate, former U-2 reconnaissance pilot, and embedded Iraq War journalistΓ―ΒΏΒ½rediscovers hope and purpose in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. With her partner, a close friend, and a U-Haul packed with supplies, Espinoza drives into the Deep South with misgivings and self-doubt. Once in DeLisle, Mississippi, she meets Rev. Rosemary Williams, pastor of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Williams is at the center of local relief efforts, and from her damaged church she gives survivors comfortΓ―ΒΏΒ½not just spiritual comfort, but food, shelter, clothing, and love. Espinoza finds her own struggles overwhelmed and transformed by the stories of KatrinaΓ―ΒΏΒ½s survivors. Through the Eye of the Storm is a rallying cry for working Americans and an indictment of the public and commercial sources of assistance that have failed them. Espinoza details the seemingly insurmountable red tape, systemic barriers, and inequities in disaster assistance for people who have no means to complain or demand better. Common stereotypes about race, religion, poverty, government assistance, single parenthoodΓ―ΒΏΒ½even our notions of charityΓ―ΒΏΒ½are challenged when seen Through the Eye of the Storm . This is a story of loss and recovery, of the ravages of disaster and the healing power of community.
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