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Comment (A student's shoe is found at the wreckage of Juyuan Middle School, Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, after the earthquake on May 12, 2008. [China Daily]
It was May 12, 2008. With the conclusion of the school year around the corner, disaster came. Buildings crumbled. Dorms and classrooms emptied in seconds and some frantic people even dashed out of the shower to evacuate the university. The students gathered at an outdoor playground next to the school, where they slept for the next four nights in a sea of tents.
"Maybe after 12 hours we were able to use our cell phones to connect with family. When we made phone calls I was able to find out that my parents and my family were safe," said He Wen, one of 19 Sichuan students chosen to study at Farmingdale State University on Long Island.
Twenty-two-year-old He, a medical student, was at Tong Chi University, where he witnessed dozens of medical emergencies alongside rescue and relief efforts. He came awa...
