Amy Lesen: Hurricanes & the Vulnerabilities of Louisiana's BIPOC Coastal Communities
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The Dillard and Tulane University professor talks about her work with BIPOC communities along the Louisiana Gulf Coast, their vulnerabilities to hurricanes and how she manages the traditional tensions between researcher objectivity and being part of a community.
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