Formosa Plastics Global Archive 台灣塑膠檔案館
The Formosa Plastics Archive (FPA) (台灣塑膠檔案館) documents environmental disaster caused by one of the world's largest petrochemical companies.
Resisting Naphtha Crackers
This collection documents the early protests against Formosa Plastics petrochemical development in Yilan County (see also Ho 2014
COVID-19 Alert Project
This essay will provide a portal into work in response to COVID-19.
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FDNY, NYPD, the 2 EMTs, and a spokesperson from FDNY. No names were released.
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The organization saw cholera cases pop up and immediately opened clinics in those areas to try to reduce the impact and spread of cholera, as well as mental health services for families that lost loved ones. They vaccinated for cholera, and improved the infrastructure in the areas to reduce the spread of all waterborne diseases.
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It is part of the ebola response, but does not disclose any sources of funding.
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Examples from history are used to support claims from 9/11, as the author is a historian, and probably following the saying "history repeats itself" to show similarities between disasters and responses.
Newspaper atricles were also cited to show public response.
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Thae laws are examined and explained to the reader. Examples of citations from physicians are also included with stories of the individual's journey and experiences.
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The study addresses the survivors of Katrina fairly soon after the disaster, at a time when they likely do not have much stability. Many were without homes, may have lost family or friends, neighborhoods were torn apart, schools were destroyed, and money was very thin. It was not an easy time, so focusing on this group at such a stressful time was the goal of the study.