Asianet News 1st July 2026 Lost After Boarding Wrong Train, Deaf Man in China Reunites With Family After 35 Years By Shweta Kumari SYNOPSIS A deaf and non-speaking man from central China has been reunited with his biological family after being separated from them for 35 years, following an unexpected train journey that changed his life. A playful childhood adventure turned into a heartbreaking separation that lasted more than three decades before a deaf and non-speaking ma

Gulf News 1st July 2026 A deaf man reunites with family 35 years after boarding wrong train as a child A childhood train ride changed his life. DNA finally brought him back to his family By Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor Dubai: He was only four years old when he wandered onto a train while playing at a railway station in China's Henan province. By the time adults realised he was alone, the train had already left. Lei Zeqing couldn't tell anyone who he was. Deaf from bir

LA Times 29th June 2026 An Educator’s Bond With Those in a World of Silence By May Zhou Kathryn Johnson’s connection to China started with a Chinese family in her community in 1999, when a child of Chinese heritage died in a swimming pool. At that time, she was a teacher for the deaf and hard of hearing at a public school in St. Cloud, Minnesota. “I wanted to help the family out in some way. So, we got white carnations and sold the carnations to help pay for the funeral,” Joh