Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster Coverage
Understanding and Helping. This site will try to help our community at UCLA and globally come to terms with both the short and long-term impacts of the Tsunami Disaster.
Refugee Babies: The Lasting Effects of Tsunami Aid in Sri Lanka
UCLA graduate student Nimmi Gowrinathan, just back from serving in the relief effort in Sri Lanka, writes of how political and economic problems there will affect children for years to come.
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UCLA IT director creates Aceh photo journal, finds hope amidst destruction
Yoh Kawano, Director of Information Technology at the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, has just returned from Aceh. He has put together a remarkable photo journal of his time there that captures not only images of destruction that have come to represent the tsunami, but also the strength, resilience and hope of the Acehnese people.
UCLA Holds Briefing on Indian Ocean Tsunami
Expert panel looks at political problems in relief work, priorities in rescue and reconstruction efforts, and what aid workers and NGOs actually do.
Aid Available for Students in the US from Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia
The Institute for International Education and the Freeman Foundation offer emergency assistance to students from disaster-affected areas.
Tsunami Still Taking Toll: Indonesian Military Combines Relief with Executing Rebels, while Sri Lankan Fishermen Face Loss of Livelihood
UCLA professors say relief efforts hurt by prexisting conditions in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Past stories written at the Institute about the region
- High-Level Indonesian Delegation Holds Discussions with UC Faculty
Former Foreign Minister Ali Alatas heads distinguished group in meeting with university's Indonesia specialists. - Indonesian Rule Weighs Heavy in West Papua
Patsy Spier tells of campaign to investigate Indonesia's role in her husband's murder; John Rumbiak calls for independence for the island peoples. - Religion and Society in the Indian Ocean World
This project will center around two international workshops on the intersections among religion, society, and the state in the Indian Ocean World. - University of Indonesia Faculty Tour American Media Schools
Eight faculty and senior administrators from Indonesia's premier communications program visit UCLA Extension as part of study tour on U.S. journalism and television methods. - Transition to Crisis in the Indonesian Countryside
Anna L. Tsing (Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz) discusses connections between globalism, rural chaos, and environmental destruction. - Forgiveness in East Timor, But Where Is the Justice?
Five years after the Indonesian massacres in East Timor, reconciliation meetings in many villages have tried to restore the broken bonds between the two sides, but the Indonesian generals who ordered the killings have never been brought to trial. - ASEAN and Terrorism in Southeast Asia
Some Islamic extremists envision a new pan-Islamic state in Southeast Asia, Chinese scholar tells UCLA audience. - Tsunami Still Taking Toll: Indonesian Military Combines Relief with Executing Rebels, while Sri Lankan Fishermen Face Loss of Livelihood
UCLA professors say relief efforts hurt by prexisting conditions in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
UCLA Daily Bruin Coverage
- Tsunami was expected after large quake
- Survivors of trauma at risk for many mental health problems
- Student groups provide relief
- Disease poses threat despite aid efforts
- Tsunami devastates South Asia
Tsunami in Africa
- African nations and citizens to date raise $5m to help the tens of thousands affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami.
- Somali tsunami victim toll rises
- Early warnings saved many from tsunami in Africa
- Somalia: Thousands of Households Affected By Tsunami
- Buhari Urges Donation for Tsunami Victims
- Somalia: UN Agencies Appeal for Help for Tsunami-Affected Communities
- Somalia tsunami death toll grows
