Nataly Hodgeson
This outreach worker selflessly sweeps the streets of Managua for abandoned and drug-addicted kids.
Sylvia Oberti
This “cruising crusader” is on a mad-as-hell race to help cancer sufferers all over the world.
Mari Kaasinen
Her group Varttina, with roots reaching back to her toddler days, is now garnering an international reputation for its unique blend of contemporary folk music and Karelian and Finno-Ugric “runo songs.” When she’s not performing, she’s teaching and passing on regional musical traditions to local kids.
Patricia Wright
It all started with a couple pet monkeys in Brooklyn, New York… these days, primatologist Patricia Wright is more likely to be found in the rain forests of Madagascar.
Grace Ma
Amazing Grace is a Hong Kong hostess serving up art and politics to locals and gweilos alike.
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