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How to Help: Relief organizations aiding Japan quake and tsunami victims

How to Help: Relief organizations aiding Japan quake and tsunami victims

March 15, 2011:

Wonder how you can help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan? Many international, national and local relief organizations and funds are asking for donations.

APASA appeals to campus for Japan relief aid

March 23, 2011:

In an open letter to the Berkeley campus, the Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance (APASA) is appealing for donations to charities aiding relief efforts in Japan.

Haas students cancel Japan trip, start fundraising

March 22, 2011:

Berkeley MBA students — including eight from Japan — who organized a spring-break trek to Japan for classmates have canceled the trip and are now turning to fundraising for the earthquake-ravaged nation.

Crisis in Japan: Ongoing coverage of the earthquake, tsunami and aftermath

March 16, 2011:

Check here for unfolding coverage of how UC Berkeley is responding to the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami and for other campus news related to the disaster. You’ll find events to attend, comments from campus experts, updates from campus officials, and more.

‘Waves as fast as a jet plane’

March 11, 2011:

The worst damage in Friday’s disaster in Japan was not caused by the shaking of the seismic waves themselves, but by the tsunami. The Berkeley Seismological Laboratory’s Seismo Blog shows how, and explains other scientific aspects of the still-unfolding tragedy.

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