PBS NewsHour

One family’s quest to give Chinese orphans a happy home

Clip: 09/02/2014 | 9m 19s

After reaching their fifties and raising their own children, Jenny and Richard Bowen adopted 2-year-old Maya from China after learning of poor orphanage conditions for abandoned girls. Sixteen years later, the Bowens have two adopted daughters from the same region and have started a non-profit called Half the Sky to transform orphan care with the cooperation of the Chinese government.

Aired: 09/02/14

Rating: NR

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