 
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - July, 2007. America's new diaspora
The disappearing marshes around New Orleans, make the city very vulnerable for storm surges.
America's new diaspora - Katrina Aftermath
Houston, Texas, United States - June, 2007.
America's new diaspora
A wall at the house of Geneva Halley
Houston, Texas, United States - January, 2009.
America's new diaspora
The diary of Geneva Halley, which she kept just after Katrina when she was in the Superdome.
Houston, Texas, United States - June, 2007.
America's new diaspora
Geneva Halley at the Royal Oaks apartment complex in Houston.
Houston, Texas, United States - January, 2009.
America's new diaspora
Geneva Halley close to her apartment in Houston.
Houston, Texas, United States - April, 2008.
America's new diaspora
The bedroom of the Halley family. They are Katrina survivors who are living at 'Royal Oaks, apartment complex in Houston. The people have been here shortly after Katrina and haven't been able to return.
Houston, Texas, United States - June, 2007.
America's new diaspora
A fair is organized to find Katrina's evacuees work and housing in Houston.
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - July, 2007.
America's new diaspora
Thalita Halley (14) lost here house during Katrina, and lives in Houston since then. When she visits the lower ninth ward for the first time she cries on the steps where her candy store once was.
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - July, 2007.
America's new diaspora
Geneva Halley sees the remains of her house in the lower ninth ward for the first time.
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - June, 2007.
America's new diaspora
Geneva Halley's brother Gabe, in the lower ninth ward in New Orleans, where they used to live.
Houston, Texas, United States - January, 2009.
America's new diaspora
Geneva Halley and her daughter Regina at a shopping mall in Houston.
Houston, Texas, United States - January, 2009.
America's new diaspora
The house of Geneva Halley on the day of the inauguration of Obama.
Houston, Texas, United States - January, 2009.
America's new diaspora
Geneva Halley looks at the inauguration ceremony of Barack Obama.
Katrina diaspora - February 2010
New Orleans, Mardi Gras, February 2010
Geneva and Regina Halley trying to catch beats.
America's new diaspora - Katrina Aftermath
New orleans, Louisiana, United States - May, 2008.
America's new diaspora
The apartment of the Herring / Berzat family in New Orleans, 1416 South Tonti street. It is part of the Caliope project and was demolished in May 2008, although the apartments were in relative good shape.
Houston, Texas, United States - January, 2009.
America's new diaspora
Delrice Berzat, son of Lesly, rides his waveboard in the courtyard of the apartment complex.
Houston, Texas, United States - May, 2009.
America's new diaspora
Sylvester, Lesly Berzat's brother and Maurice and Delrice, her sons at the grave of Joyce Herring; their mother / grandmother. Joyce died in July 2007 in Houston.
Houston, Texas, United States - June, 2007.
America's new diaspora
The Berzat and Herring families at the 'Royal Oaks' apartment complex in Houston.
Houston, Texas, United States - June, 2007.
America's new diaspora
Lesly Berzat (left), her mother Joyce Herring and Linda Jeffers discussing the health situation of Joyce, in the Royal Oaks apartment complex in Houston. Joyce would die ten days later.
Houston, Texas, United States - April, 2008.
America's new diaspora
Lesly Berzat waits for the schoolbus to arrive with her son Delrice.
Houston, Texas, United States - September, 2008.
America's new diaspora
Lesly Berzat and her son Delrice at 'home' in Houston.
Houston, Texas, United States - May, 2009.
America's new diaspora
Lesly Berzat, her son Delrice and her grandchild at the prison in Houston. They pay a visit to Lesly's son Alsice who is serving a jail term.
Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States - April, 2008.
America's new diaspora
Olevia Polk (102) is Lesly Berzat's great grandmother. She lives nowadays in Fort Smith, Arkansas. They meet for the first time since Katrina happened.
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - April, 2008.
America's new diaspora
Letha, Lesly Berzat's sister, in front of the Caliope project, where the Halley/Berzat family used to live. The project is being demolished in May 2008.
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