Upcoming Donation Page

We have decided to switch funds and donate the Mercy Corps and the Tsinghua Foundation instead of the Red Cross, as they are working more actively on site in Sichuan. Also, I am working on a form to directly collect donations to send to the funds. I need to work out the kinks in the SSH encryption but it will be up soon. Look forward too it.  Additional organizations accepting donations can be found here: http://www.google.com/chinaearthquake/

Adopting Sichuan Orphans

After the brutal earthquake struck the Sichuan region, about 5,500 children had been deprived of their parents. As they huddle in the refugee camps, many couples around the nation are seeking to adopt the orphans for proper care and love. In addition to the welcoming attitudes of the couples, the Chinese government will be suspending its strict enforcement of one child per family law. Furthermore, it is reported that families whose only child had been severely injured by the earthquake shall be permitted to give birth to another child.
Although numerous couples are benevolently seeking to adopt the orphans, some scholars are raising concerns about the sudden change in the children’s lives. It is the psychologists’ opinions that the children should be kept with family members such as grandparents for the best of the children’s mental health.
Nonetheless, the efforts of Chinese to recover from the crisis is eminent; a welcoming news.

-Han Kim

Source: http://tinyurl.com/6puhbb

Chinese officials ignored quake warnings

This is surprising news released just 8 hours ago. Apparently, the Chinese government had received warning of the a possible massive earthquake in Sichuan as early as 2006! As revealed by Li Shihui of the Chinese Academy of Sciences after the earthquake, the Chinese government has been actively trying to cover this fact! The people of the Sichuan province did not take this lightly, forcing the party secretary to bar them from traveling on the bus to Chengdu, the province capital, to protest. I would most certainly be furious, having lost my home, my family, and all of my worldy belongings to be told that it could have been prevented, at least the damage could have been lessened? Just when I thought the Chinese government had turned a new leaf, they go right back to their old ways. This shows the incompetence of the Chinese government and gives more reason for us to help the relief efforts, to give back what little the survivors have left. Please help the Chinese people and donate to the Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund.

-Brian Yu

Source:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/china/article4039973.ece