Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I've watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs.

After 19 years of futile negotiations, the elders installed a door in the wall around their land on April 25, vowing to build new homes.

After her eye-opening visit in 2007, Yoying considered building a wall around her family’s land. Instead, she decided to help restore the village and the surrounding area.