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Minneapolis MN- On March 17th, 2006 approximately 160 people were in attendance for the inaugural Relay Against Trafficking, a joint effort by the Union of North American Vietnamese Student Association (uNAVSA) and the Viet Alliance to Combat Trafficking (VietACT.) The University of Minnesota, Vietnamese Student Association, hosted the Race for Rights. Students from various universities from the Midwest as well as other regions across the U.S. were present.
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Oregon-Earlier this month (March) there were several events to promote awareness on Human Trafficking as well raising money for VietACT.
On Friday March 3rd, Oregon State University hosted the Social Change Conference "Big Bang" Reception. There was around 150-200 people attending this event.
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Chicago, IL – Khởi từ thứ Sáu, ngày 17 tháng 3 năm 2006, Liên Hội Sinh
Viên Việt Nam Bắc Mỹ Châu (LHSVVNBMC) sẽ bắt đầu Chương Trình Thiện
Nguyện Chung bao gồm một chuỗi sinh hoạt trên khắp Bắc Mỹ nhằm nâng cao
sự quan tâm của công chúng cũng như gây quỹ cho việc chống đối tệ nạn
buôn người.
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Orange County - Be the Cause, St. Columban Catholic Church, Sisters of Charity, and the Interfaith Council of Garden Grove, Stanton, and Westminster will be hosting an Evening of Awareness on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, 6pm at St. Columban Church in Garden Grove. Come learn more about this worldwide humanitarian issue and how you can help refugees and victims of human trafficking right here in Orange County.
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Radio Host Nguyen Trong Viet interviews VietACT president Tammy Tran, UCLA External Vice-President Shawn Do, UVSA Public Relations Representative Victor Nguyen-Lieu and VietACT Northern California Representative Minh T. Nguyen on VietACT's founding, past, present and future work.
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It is ONLY 2 more days until the RELAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING campaign starts!!! Look for an EVENT NEAR YOU!
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John R. Miller, Senior Advisor on Trafficking in Persons
Testimony before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Washington, DC
March 6, 2006
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It started by pointing to a blog
post by a one Chundungsori expressing outrage at an advertisement he saw in,
of all places, the Hankyoreh Shinmun. The ad was for an a major event
matching unmarried Korean men with Vietnamese girls.
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For Immediate Release Contact: Tram Tran
March 7, 2006 ngoctramtran@gmail.com
Westminster,
CA – VietACT announces the launch of the organization’s 2006 Summer
Internship Program in Taiwan. This is an exciting opportunity for
students and professionals of various disciplines to gain hands-on
experience and learn more about the issue of human trafficking.
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(AP) - A Vietnamese court has convicted former glam rocker Gary Glitter
of committing obscene acts with two young girls. The disgraced singer
was sentenced to three years in prison followed by deportation from the
country.
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