Interview a Victim of Hurricane Sandy
Professor C. Cahill
Laraib Arshad
SOC32
November 22, 2012 Sandy Survivor Profile
“Never be afraid to fall apart because it is an opportunity to rebuild yourself the way you wish you had been all along.” ~Al Greene
The purpose of my interview is to get to hear the untold stories of the victims of hurricane sandy. Media doesn’t tell the stories that need to be heard. These stories can affect everyone’s hearts and bring a different way of viewing others situations. I have interviewed my neighbor’s cousin; her name is Sophia and she lived in Keyport, NJ. She has been married for 6 years and has two children. The household size is 5, including a senior citizen who is 64 years old. She lived in Keyport, NJ where she was living in a private house on rent. They were about to move out in two weeks because they were having a deal through some real estate agents about buying their own house. When I asked her about FEMA, she shrugged her shoulders with disappointment and said that they put her name in a waiting list since she wasn’t the only one who was affected by the storm. FEMA sent people out to check homes and made a file of every person who owned the house, there was no involvement for the tenants at all. They paid her $500 for interior damage which was actually worth more than $5500. Sophia was 9 months pregnant and she was due on the 30th right after the storm struck. During Hurricane Irene she resided here in Brooklyn near Coney Island Hospital and she as many of us thought, took the storm very minor. The morning the hurricane struck, she was with her son and mother-in-law. The city officials told everyone to evacuate, but she had no place to go and the local shelters were packed. Her husband is a doctor, and he had to stay at the hospital, so she was in touch with him via phone. “It all got very serious when I saw water on my block. I was scared because I see all my neighbors leaving and packing
Laraib Arshad
SOC32
November 22, 2012 Sandy Survivor Profile
“Never be afraid to fall apart because it is an opportunity to rebuild yourself the way you wish you had been all along.” ~Al Greene
The purpose of my interview is to get to hear the untold stories of the victims of hurricane sandy. Media doesn’t tell the stories that need to be heard. These stories can affect everyone’s hearts and bring a different way of viewing others situations. I have interviewed my neighbor’s cousin; her name is Sophia and she lived in Keyport, NJ. She has been married for 6 years and has two children. The household size is 5, including a senior citizen who is 64 years old. She lived in Keyport, NJ where she was living in a private house on rent. They were about to move out in two weeks because they were having a deal through some real estate agents about buying their own house. When I asked her about FEMA, she shrugged her shoulders with disappointment and said that they put her name in a waiting list since she wasn’t the only one who was affected by the storm. FEMA sent people out to check homes and made a file of every person who owned the house, there was no involvement for the tenants at all. They paid her $500 for interior damage which was actually worth more than $5500. Sophia was 9 months pregnant and she was due on the 30th right after the storm struck. During Hurricane Irene she resided here in Brooklyn near Coney Island Hospital and she as many of us thought, took the storm very minor. The morning the hurricane struck, she was with her son and mother-in-law. The city officials told everyone to evacuate, but she had no place to go and the local shelters were packed. Her husband is a doctor, and he had to stay at the hospital, so she was in touch with him via phone. “It all got very serious when I saw water on my block. I was scared because I see all my neighbors leaving and packing