Letitia Mabien and Yvette Chestang
Recorded
November 12, 2023
Archived
November 12, 2023
31:27 minutes
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Id:
mby023293
Description
Cousins Yvette Chestang (56) and Letitia Mabien (49) discuss their family's involvement in Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile and their perspectives on keeping traditions and the deep sense of community in their family alive.Subject Log / Time Code
Yvette Chestang (YC) begins framing her family's involvement in Mardi Gras celebrations over the years.
YC asks Letitia Mabien (LM) about traveling to Mobile for Mardi Gras growing up.
YC asks what LM's kids' perspectives are on their family traditions.
YC asks LM to share about her dad, the "master reveler" of the family.
YC asks LM what her favorite throw is during Mardi Gras parades.
YC talks about their grandmother being a meticulous seamstress.
LM shares thoughts on her wedding dress beginning to be passed down through the generations.
YC asks LM about a project her family is pursuing with Mardi Gras floats.
YC asks LM what she thinks her dad would say about the business endeavor.
YC talks about the beginning of Mardi Gras during the Jim Crow era.
LM talks about her cousin Angela who hosts all of the cousins in Mobile during Mardi Gras.
YC shares her experience caretaking for her aunt Arthurene.
LM asks YC what she thinks her grandparents would say to the two of them now.
Participants
- Letitia Mabien
- Yvette Chestang