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...thought the close friends should be notified as soon as possible,” Yu says, “and I thought the Facebook was the easiest way.” Yu says that the group spreads information, such as scheduled memorial services and how to provide financial support to Wang’s family in China...
According to Yu, some—including a friend of Wang’s who was taking a semester off in China, first heard about the tragedy through Facebook.com. Only three hours after the group was put online, Yu says the friend called him to confirm the news. One of Wang’s friends taking a semester off in China called Yu merely hours after he received an invitation to join...
...Looking at all these pictures of Hui really helps to bring him back,” Yu says. “I feel that Hui is really still with us. A person is never gone unless he’s forgotten, and with this Facebook group continually supported by all these members, I don’t think Hui will ever be forgotten...
...beginning, the group was “secret,” invisible to uninvited users. But now, Yu explains, the group is “closed,” meaning people can see it but must get permission to join. “We want only those who believe they are truly emotionally connected to Hui—who would like to devote a corner of their heart to the remembrance of Hui… as opposed to those who feel lightly about the issue, who just join it because it’s some gossip issue on campus...
...Whether it’s 30 days or two weeks, obviously I would like Hui’s profile to be around a little longer,” says Yu. “But if the taking down of Hui’s profile did some emotional damage to some of the people, then I think [the Remember Hui] Facebook group would more than make...