With impending natural and unnatural disasters, it has become increasingly difficult to study such events with quantifiable measures or formulaic methods that we learn in research methods courses. In 2005, I joined the ranks of those who immediately after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita stepped in to assist the evacuees in their recovery efforts. It quickly became apparent that many organizations and groups applied a prescribed form of assistance, without consideration for cultural relevance of those on the receiving end. A pilot study conducted in the largest Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer park, Renaissance Village, portrayed how programs may ensure their sustainability if cultural elements are included in the program design, development, and delivery of services and may help in reinstating one's own identity. A methodology that allowed to comprehensively reveal the evolution of the educational and cultural setting was portraiture. This methodology stems not only from aesthetic but also from educational research literature. It brings various social nuances to the already complicated nature of disaster response to the fore front. As a result, a 'case study tableau' can be painted to depict post-disaster complexities by bringing seemingly disjointed elements and events together through the use of thick description. [This content is provided in the format of an e-book.]