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    Daphany Rose Sanchez

    Content Warnings: None

    Audio Quality Notes: Occasional loud engine noises

    At a Glance

    Public Housing Residency: Marcy Houses, Cooper Park Houses

    Themes: Climate Change, Environmental Racism, Gentrification, Housing, Entrepreneurship, Intergenerational Public Housing

    Content Warnings: None

    Primary time periods: 1990s-2021

    Primary locations: Brooklyn, NY, New York City

    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

    Descriptive Context

    Interview Summary

    Content Warnings: None

    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

    Refer to as: None

    Self-identified race and/or ethnicity: Puerto Rican

    Biographical Context:
    None
    Life Dates: None
    About the Interview

    Interviewer: Shakira Johnson

    Date of Interview: 2021-03-26

    Method of Interview: remote

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

    Language: English

    Duration: 00:55:41

    Formats Available: .wav, .mp3

    Audio Quality and other notes: Occasional loud engine noises

    Post-Production by: Sharon Lanza, Shakira Johnson, Cosmo J., Liú Chen

    Contextual Information Last Updated: None

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