Wish You Happy Forever (40 page)

Christmas in California. Our son, Aaron, and his wife, Tamara; Maya; me; Dick; Anya; our daughter Cristin and her son, Colin, and husband, Jim; and ZZ. Berkeley, 2002.

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© Richard Bowen
)

Jingli, Maya, and Anya in Tiananmen Square. Beijing, 2004.

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© Richard Bowen
)

Hard as we tried to stay on the government's good side, we didn't always succeed.
The AIDS-affected family we quietly supported. Henan, 2004.

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© Jenny Bowen
)

The forbidden photo of children begging I took in ignorance. Kunming, 2001.

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© Jenny Bowen
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The government-supported Baby Bubbles experiment I failed to appreciate. Chongqing, 2005.

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© Jenny Bowen
)

Dick and friends load a relief truck bound for the Chenzhou orphanage.

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Courtesy of Half the Sky Foundation
)

The government roadblock turning back cars on the mountain road to Chenzhou, 2008.

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© Richard Bowen
)

Above and following picture:
Babies safe and sound during freak snowstorms in Chenzhou, 2008.

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© Richard Bowen
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© Richard Bowen
)

Hongbai Town Primary School after the Sichuan earthquake.

(
Half the Sky Foundation
)

In Half the Sky BigTops, children find a safe place to play and to heal. Sichuan, 2008.

(
Half the Sky Foundation
)

Above and following picture:
On the makeshift playground outside a BigTop, children play at being Red Cross workers and survivors.

(
Half the Sky Foundation
)

(
Half the Sky Foundation
)