Ellen Castellanos and Donna Ferrell
Recorded
December 9, 2023
Archived
December 9, 2023
40:35 minutes
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Id:
mby023370
Description
Ellen Castellanos (53) talks to her mother, Donna Ferrell (84), about life-altering moments and her experiences in New Orleans, including going to school there and living in the city during Hurricane Katrina.Subject Log / Time Code
Ellen Castellanos (53) asks Donna Ferrell (84) about the opportunity she had to attend summer school in New Orleans and how this experience changed her life.
DF shares a memory of her mother's racial prejudice.
EC asks DF about the events that her school would put on and how they related to integration efforts at the time.
EC reflects on how DF and her father raised her.
EC shares memories of her father and his strong beliefs.
EC asks about how her father and DF met in New Orleans.
EC asks DF about living in the French Quarter.
EC asks DF about a story of her father being discharged from the Korean War.
EC tells a story abut her father's passing and his funeral.
DF talks about being in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
EC shares gratitude with DF for raising her with a sense of resilience and strength.
EC talks about DF's career as a nurse in the projects in New Orleans and asks what she learned from this experience.
Participants
- Ellen Castellanos
- Donna Ferrell