Last week's earthquake in China's Sichuan province killed over twenty thousand; many more were injured, and rebuilding the area’s infrastructure will take years to complete. While this happened half a world away, there are those in New Hampshire directly affected by the tragedy. We speak to some of them to hear their stories and their experiences.
- Laura Colbert, former Senior Producer for NHPR who's lived in China for the last four years; she’s been in Chengdu since the earthquake
- Yan (Alex) Peng, recent graduate of Southern New Hampshire University; Yan and his family are from Mianyang, one of the hardest hit places in the earthquake
- Shenshen Lu, a graduate student at Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering who is originally from Chengdu, the largest city in Sichuan Province
- Paul Leblanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University; he travels to China often to develop an Online MBA program in several major cities in China, including Chengdu
- Bill Lozon, Vice President for Sales and Marketing for the Salem branch of UltraVision Security Systems Inc. He will be traveling to southwest China to help in rescue efforts with his company's "Lifelocator" system
