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Dr. James DeCaro, Christy and DaveCHINA, continued from front pageThis empowerment within and by the deaf communityis rubbing off on the powers that be. Forinstance, Mr. Wang Aiguo, the dean of the specialeducation program at CCU, told us his vision in thenext 10 years. He is working to expand the opportunitiesfor deaf students by adding more majors such asvideo production, fashion, glass blowing, and others.The university has also reached out to organizationssuch as PEN-International for resources to help themachieve their goals.Established in 2001 with funding from the NipponFoundation of Japan, PEN-International worksto empower other countries to reach their full potential.We were fortunate to have lunch with Dr. JamesDeCaro, the executive director of PEN-International,in Beijing. DeCaro informed us that PEN does notaim to control, or “Americanize” these universities.Rather, they follow the lead of such universities seekingto improve the quality of education for deaf andhard of hearing people. When an affiliate universityof PEN reaches out for assistance to learn about interpretereducation, documenting their nation’s signlanguage, or expanding opportunities with variousteaching methods, PEN provides such resources.Mr. Wang recently called on PEN to provide aprofessional to teach English and American SignLanguage at CCU. Although there were no currentdeaf teachers at this university, the best qualified personfor the job was a deaf man, Davin Searls, fromRochester, NY. After we spent a week in ChangChunwith Searls, students, and other faculty of CCU, itwas quickly evident that Searls has been well receivedby all. Searls not only fulfills his position as a teacher,but also as a role model, one showing that deaf peoplecan excel beyond professions in the arts.We have been blessed to meet many leadersthroughout China where the communities have hopefor the future. They are on their way to continue movingforward.For more information on ChangChun University,visit www.ccu-edu.cn; PEN-International is at www.ntid.rit.edu.Wonders of the WorldArmy of Terracotta: 8,000 warrior statues werediscovered by local farmers in 1974.The Great Wall of China is over 2,000 years oldand took 100 years to build!March 2008 5
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