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.
See Kawano's photo journal, "Banda Aceh: Voices of Hope."
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Date Posted: 4/7/2005
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