Jenni Chadick, Michelle Borreta, Tonia Messinger, and Max Estevco from University of Puget Sound made an altar with their memories of family members. (Photo by Liliana Caracoza)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.