Hurricane Katrina Video Clips and Hurricane Katrina Pictures

Multimedia—Audio Book Excerpt, Hurricane Katrina Video Clips and Hurricane Katrina Pictures

Cholene Espinoza and several other volunteers, visited the hurricane-stricken Gulf Coast. Features include an audio excerpt from Cholene's new book, Through the Eye of the Storm, Hurricane Katrina pictures from Mississippi and Louisiana and Hurricane Katrina video clips from the communities of Pass Christian and DeLisle, Mississippi.

Audio

Chapter 16: "Presidential Visit"
Cholene Espinoza reads from Through the Eye of the Storm. She recounts visits by George Bush to a school and by Bill Clinton to a community center in Katrina-damaged Mississippi.
Listen below to "Presidential Visit" 11MB (24:41) If you can't hear the sound, click here.

Book Expo America 2006 Official Podcast: Episode 13

Listen here to "Beyond the Book", presented at Book Expo America by the nonprofit Copyright Clearance Center. You will hear authors Jay Allison (co-author of This I Believe), Martha Simmons (co-editor of Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons, 1650 to the Present) and Cholene Espinoza (author of Through the Eye of the Storm: A Book Dedicated to Rebuilding What Katrina Washed Away) join host Christopher Kenneally (CCC’s director of author relations) for a discussion of how religion and deeply held personal convictions have shaped our national experience.

Photo Show

Please click here to view Hurricane Katrina pictures from Mississippi and Louisiana. "The trip seems like a long time ago but the memories of the destruction are still vivid. It was not an easy place to visit. It only made me appreciate the hardships of living full-time in a trailer or tent. We had a hotel but the usual comfortable ammenities were non-existent. Mardi Gras was interesting and the levity seemed to be a welcome diversion for everyone." —Greg Gorman

Video

The following clips are QuickTime Video files. If you do not have QuickTime, you can download it here. MAC | PC

Uhaul truck atop a pile of debris that resulted from a 30 foot wave produced by Hurricane Katrina. Several weeks after Hurricane Katrina swept ashore, Cholene went with her partner Ellen to the devastated communities of DeLisle and Pass Christian, Mississippi. The utter destruction they found there and the hopeful warm people they met inspired them to become involved in the long-term reconstruction of the region. Watch a clip below (QuickTime file, 10 MB) of the hurricane damaged region and hear Reverend Rosemary Williams's vision for the Pass Christian DeLisle Community Center. If you are unable to view this video, click here.

Cholene Espinoza addressing the American Legion Women’s Auxilary. Watch a clip below (QuickTime file, 2 MB) of Cholene talking to the American Legion Women's Auxilary about how a disappointing loss led her to a life of service for her country. If you are unable to view this video, click here.

Cholene on Fox and Friends discussing a Predator Drone shot down in Iraq. Watch a clip below (QuickTime file, 12 MB) of Cholene on Fox and Friends in December 2003 discussing a Predator drone that was shot down in Iraq. If you are unable to view this video, click here.