A long road to justice : stories from the frontlines in Asia / Sylvia Yu Friedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedman, Sylvia Yu, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Friedman, Sylvia Yu.

Human trafficking--Asia.

Human trafficking.

Child trafficking--Asia.

Child trafficking.

Slave labor--Asia.

Slave labor.

Poor--Employment--Asia.

Poor.

Slavery--Asia.

Slavery.

Poor--Employment.

Asia.

Physical Description:

x, 284 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2021]

Summary:

"A constant stream of impoverished women and girls have been, and are being, enslaved and abused in the Asia Pacific region. Slavery is not a historical issue - it's happening today. History is repeating itself. Through Sylvia Yu Friedman's work in journalism, counter-trafficking and philanthropy, she has had rare and incredible access to victims of sex trafficking and modern slavery in China, Thailand, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Myanmar and Indonesia. Amid this terrible human suffering, she has seen frontline workers carrying a great light that has overcome the darkness in some of the most frightening places on Earth. This memoir describes her personal journey in the fight against slavery through supporting philanthropic initiatives and raising awareness through writing articles and producing films. She shares her personal setbacks, and how her awakening to the plight of the victims of Imperial Japanese sex slavery during World War II helped her come to terms with her identity issues over her Korean heritage. She writes about the lessons - the good, the bad, and the ugly - and the people and events that have shaped her along the way"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Door of Hope

1. Near-death Experience

2. Fearless Christian Women

3. Poverty Fuels Trafficking

4. Reaching Out to the Pimps

pt. II Wartime Sex Slavery

5. Generational Pain

6. Elderly Sex Slavery Survivors

7. Repentant Japanese Soldiers

8. Reconciliation

pt. III The Cycle of Slavery Continues

9. North Korean Refugees

10. Hong Kong's Flesh Trade

11. A Mama-san and a Pimp

12. Compensated Dating

13. Domestic Workers' Hell

14. Exploitation in Southeast Asia.

ISBN:

9814954349

9789814954341

OCLC:

1268326353