| Author(s): | Sarah Carr |
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| Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Year: |
2008 |
| Available at: | http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2008/09/latino_workers_decided_t... (report broken link)
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| Description: | This article provides a number of first hand accounts and testimonials of how Hispanic and Latino immigrants responded to evacuation orders in the Gulf Coast region. The article provides examples of why some immigrants failed to heed evacuation orders and precautions some immigrants took to evacuate while avoiding the presence of government officials. |
| Language(s): | English |
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| Communities: | Hispanic or Latino; Mexican American |
| Subtopic: | Emergency Decision Making |
| Target Audience: | Emergency Planners & Managers; Public Health Professionals; Government; Policymakers |
| Resource Type: | Newspaper Article |
| Citation: | Carr, Sarah. “Latino Workers Decided to Stay During Gustav.” The Times-Picayune, 15 September. 2008 |
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