Rebuilding New Orleans book talk by Sarah Fouts

 Book reading & conversation:
Wednesday, September 24th, 4:30pm-6pmVisual Arts Center (VAC)
Dr. Sarah Fouts is an Associate Professor in the Department of American Studies and author of Rebuilding New Orleans: Immigrant Laborers and Street Food Vendors in the Post-Katrina Era (UNC Press, 2025). 
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Vanessa Castañeda about Central American and Mexican immigration in post-Katrina New Orleans, highlighting how immigrants, despite facing criminalization and labor exploitation, build multiracial solidarities and grassroots movements that shape the city’s politics and culture.