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So, finally our Thailand project site is live. Press release follows:

For immediate release—-
UNC-Chapel Hill journalism students debut multimedia documentary
website, http://www.AndamanRising.org


UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism & Mass Communication announces
the release of http://www.AndamanRising.org, a collection of 15
student-produced multimedia stories about life in southern Thailand
after the 2004 Asian tsunami.

The site’s debut follows a month-long foreign reporting assignment in
which 14 journalism students traveled to the province of Phang-nga,
Thailand to explore some of the most intimate corners of Thai society.

Based out of a village next to the Andaman Sea, students used photos,
audio, video, graphics and design to craft cultural snapshots of a
region that has risen above tragedy. Working with a team of Thai
translators, they documented the story of a teenage cross-dresser in a
traditional Muslim community, the narrative of an illegal immigrant
family from Myanmar, and the spiritual transformation of a young monk.

We welcome you to view these stories and more at http://www.AndamanRising.org
.