Orlando, FL- On April 1st, 2006, the Vietnamese American Student Association (VASA) of the University of Central Florida (UCF) hosted their second annual Black April Commemoration. There were approximately 70 students in attendance at this event. VASA started this event last year after seeing student activism in other VSA’s in the United States that had events in remembrance our fallen country and wanted to commemorate this history and life-changing event.

Taiwan-  A man who had been on a train that derailed, killing his wife, committed suicide after police revealed that he was a suspect in the case. One of the prime suspects in the sabotage that caused a recent train derailment -- who in a Hitchcock-esque twist was also the husband of the only woman who died in the incident -- hanged himself yesterday, police said.

Một phụ nữ Việt Nam, cô Trần Thị Hồng Thắm, lấy chồng Ðài Loan đã thiệt mạng sau một tai nạn xe lửa tại Ðài Loan hôm 17 tháng Ba năm 2006. Tuy nhiên cơ quan điều tra đang nghi vấn cô đã bị người chồng đầu độc để lấy tiền bảo hiểm. Bài viết dưới đây được trích từ VietCatholic News hôm 8 tháng Tư năm 2006.

The Boston Globe

Forum Stresses Growing Problem of Human Trafficking

Legislation filed to hike penalties
By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff  |  March 26, 2006
Slavery still exists -- not just in distant countries but on the streets of Massachusetts, said professors, politicians, and social service workers yesterday in the region's first conference on human trafficking.

Taipei Times,

Sunday, Apr 02, 2006, Page 3
Police in southern Vietnam arrested a Taiwanese man on suspicion of masterminding a prostitution and human trafficking ring masquerading as a marriage brokerage, local newspapers reported yesterday.

Over 300 Students From Across the Country Gathered in Austin, TX to Discuss Human Trafficking, Human Rights, Film & Education

Austin, Texas – Last weekend, March 24 thru 26, 2006, over 300 undergraduate and graduate students from across the country attended the 2nd Vietnamese-American Student Conference known as VASCON 2 in Austin, Texas.