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A volunteer (R) treats an elderly earthquake victim at a temporary shelter in Shimen in the mountains of Sichuan on May 17, 2008
Tuesday, May. 20, 2008

Open quoteOrdinary people now understand how to take action on their own.Close quote

  • HAO LIN
  • a Chinese psychologist who rode a borrowed bicycle to China's devastated Sichuan province to provide counseling for earthquake survivors. Thousands of Chinese volunteers have joined relief efforts
Photo: Peter Parks / AFP / Getty | Source: New York Times