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Great Colorado Women

Lily Nie - A Legacy of Love

Great Colorado Women draws on the historic, scientific, cultural, public policy, education, agriculture, healthcare, and social justice accomplishments of the women in the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame.

Lily Nie - A Legacy of Love

Great Colorado Women Episode 1 | 26m 40s | CC

In 1992, China changed the law to allow foreigners to adopt Chinese children. Lily and her husband founded the Chinese Children Adoption International and changed the fate of the many Chinese abandoned children, mostly girls. AACI became the largest adoption agency for Chinese children in the world. Lily and her husband have found homes for over 13,000 children.

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