Visual documentation of the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on individuals, families, graduates, Asian American voters, and minority-owned business owners in Sacramento, CA. To visually showcase this narrative, I created limited 32-page custom newsprint, titled COVID Chronicle. You can preview the digital version below. https://issuu.com/andritambunan/docs/andri_covid_chronicle_-_final_compr_47d026479e683e

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The provinces of Papua and West Papua, also known as Tanah Papua, are located in easternmost Indonesia. They are home to only one percent of Indonesia's population of 250 million people. However, almost 40 percent of HIV/AIDS cases in the country are located in these regions. In fact, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS infection in Tanah Papua is the highest in the country, and 15 times higher than the national average. Although they say that HIV/AIDS does not discriminate, in Tanah Papua this epidemic follows along the fault lines of race: about three-quarters of those infected are indigenous Papuans. Due to economic disparity and a lack of political power stemming from an arduous history of colonization, indigenous Papuans are more susceptible to poverty, malnutrition, unemployment, and illiteracy than the Indonesian migrants who have relocated to the provinces. In addition to these significant disadvantages, indigenous Papuans are also more vulnerable to contracting HIV because they lack access to the information and education necessary to make informed decisions to reduce their susceptibility to the disease. Furthermore, they also have limited access to an adequate health support and preventive services. With this epidemic, men and women, children, husbands and wives, and communities are facing significant threats of transmission, stigmatization, marginalized well-being, and mortality related to HIV/AIDS. Indigenous Papuans are living and dying in the midst of the fastest growing epidemic in Asia. Against All Odds uses images and text to investigates some of the causes to this epidemic such as limited economic opportunities, lack of HIV/AIDS education and awareness, insufficient access to health services, inadequate support, discrimination and stigma. Ultimately, this project aims to raise awareness about this epidemic and to serve as an advocacy tool to provide in-depth understanding, promotes dialogue, and bring about changes that are necessary. To view the book and multimedia please visit these links below: Book: http://issuu.com/andritambunan/docs/aao_rgb_150dpi Multimedia: https://vimeo.com/67655298

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