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Reccomended Read: Sold by Patricia McCormick

While there are many great books out that chronicle the crisis of modern day slavery, the book Sold by Patricia McCormick was recommended to the iEmpathize team as an important and enlightening read.  The book tells the story of a 13-year-old Nepalese girl, Lakshmi, and narrates her life before and after being tricked into working at a brothel.

Read reviews, excerpts, and order the book at bookbrowse.com.

With the global recession affecting Cambodia, humanitarian workers say that more young women are being victimized and trapped into human trafficking and prostitution. Read more at http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/558821.aspx

A Seattle Pacific University student recently organized an art event focusing on human trafficking.  To read more, click http://thefalcononline.com/article.php?id=19