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Why Katrina’s Victims Aren’t Refugees: Musings on a “Dirty” Word?
Have anyone read this article?
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a controversy emerged in the U.S. public sphere over the use of the word refugee
to characterize the displaced residents of New Orleans. In this article, I explore the significance of the concept of “the refugee” for U.S.
citizens, and I discuss what the failure to find an appropriate term to describe stranded New Orleanians reveals about the experience of
poverty. I argue that the conceptual void uncovered by the crisis reflects the larger social void in which poor New Orleanians have long
been confined and I examine the role of public discourse in defining and helping justify the inequalities uncovered by Katrina. [Keywords:
Katrina refugees, semantics of identity, poverty, New Orleans
What do you think about this article? anyone have opinions on it?
I think its an interesting notion. I'm sure many of the permanently displaced from that region (its a lot bigger than New Orleans) have a lot in common with refugees from other nations. I wonder how many think of themselves in that way.
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black keys in New Orleans?
The Black Keys are coming to the HOB in October 08 and I wanted to know if it's 18 and up or all ages cause I wanna go so bad nut the New Orleans website has its all ages but the HOB has it listede as 18+. So, if any Orleanians are going please let me know.
so do you think its ok for me to "sneak" in.. I mean they're one of my favorite bands I have to see them!
Nice to see a New Orleanian in Yahoo Answers since none of my friends use it 
... Well many many years back I went to HoB for a Soundgarden and Candlebox performance and they never asked for our age (I was 16) so all I can say is buy the tickets and go in and they probably won't wonder about your age.
