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    Daphany Rose Sanchez

    Occasional loud engine noises

    Tags

    Public Housing Residency: Marcy Houses, Cooper Park Houses

    Theme list: Climate Change, Environmental Racism, Gentrification, Housing, Entrepreneurship, Intergenerational Public Housing

    Primary time periods: 1990s-2021

    Primary locations: Brooklyn, NYC, NY, Chicago, IL

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    Interview Summary

    In this oral history, Daphany talks about her experience growing up in public housing and her journey within learning about the history of said housing with hopes to move towards humanizing the residencies. Since the age of 3, her PH unit has been a safe haven for her childhood gatherings, memories, and consistent personal connections. 

    About the Narrator

    Narrator Full Name: Daphany Rose Sanchez

    Narrator pronouns: she/her/hers

    Keywords: Stigma, Misconception, Childhood, Family, Hurricane Sandy, REES Program [Resident Economic Empowerment and Sustainability], Kinetic Communities Consulting, COVID-19, Budget Cuts, Superfund Site, Redlining, Sustainability, Racism

    Access Level: public

    Self-identified race and/or ethnicity: Puerto Rican

    About the Interview
    Interviewer: Array

    Date of Interview: 2021-03-26

    Method of Interview: remote

    Location of Interview: English

    Duration: None

    Formats Available: .wav, .mp3

    Audio Quality and other notes: Occasional loud engine noises

    Location of Interview: Brooklyn, NYC, NY, Chicago, IL

    Time-Stamped Index

    Favorite sections by interviewer(s) and other oral historians who worked on the interview are starred.

    Time-Stamped: 1990s-2021

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    Content Warnings: None

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