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Saving Society with a Song WHAT’S THE STORY BEHIND THE ORGANIZATION？ In 1999， I tramped around the country for a year， made a living as a street singer and casual laborer. I met Brother Biao on a construction site， and I stayed there for three days. Every evening， after work was finished， workers carried their enamel bowls to an empty space and sat together. At that time， I sang songs for them. Brother Biao seldom spoke. For the first two days， he did not say one word to me. On the third day， he put out his hands， full of calluses， and said this to me： “I only have this pair of hands. But I rely on them to feed my children， my wife， and my parents. I work very hard， everyday， extremely tired. When I get tired， I drink jiu. After I drink， I feel homesick. We come from the countryside to the city. We use our hands and sweat to build high-rise buildings and bridges， but so many people look down on us. I don’t understand it. I thought that， as long as I worked hard， my destiny would change， but all year round is hard work. I don’t have anything but these hands.” Brother Biao spoke his mind to me， so I compiled his story into a song so that more people could hear it. I feel that， in this city， we just see the city’s skyscrapers and economic prosperity， but we do not see the story behind them. Migrant workers use effort to construct material wealth， but they are so poor. So， my friends and I set up a troupe to perform in factories and construction sites to enrich their cultural life. As we traveled， we found that migrant workers encountered many difficulties， such as nonpayment of back wages. It’s difficult for their children to be accepted by schools in cities. They want to learn how to operate computers but no place will have them. What can we do？ How do we fix this？ So， we started the MWH. WHAT SORT OF ORGANIZATION IS MIGRANT WORKER’S HOME （MWH）？ WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH？ It’s a non-profit. My goal is to establish a social support network. In our hometowns， we mi