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Life histories<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

We conducted life history interviews with 12 older people between the ages of 66 and 90.<\/p>\n

While we began with a focus on experiences of disaster, the conversations turned into life histories. It became clear that resilience in the face of disasters cannot be separated from the resilience one learns across the span of a lifetime.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was 12 years old when my mother died\u2026 Despite all the things that have happened in my life, I always think that tomorrow will be better, that there is hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flor, 72 years old<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Eduardo 69 years old<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Flor

Flor 72 years old<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Humberto

Humberto 75 years old<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mar\u00eda 72 years old<\/p><\/div>\n

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Marianela 66 years old<\/p><\/div>\n

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Orlando 85 years old<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pedro 76 years old<\/p><\/div>\n

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Petronila 89 years old<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rosa Riquelme 74 years old<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rosa Rodr\u00edguez 90 years old\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Ulises

Ulises 81 years old<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Winston

Winston 79 years old<\/p><\/div>\n

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Contact Us<\/h4>\n

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