Dear EdUHK staff and students,
You are cordially invited to attend the following Online Guest Lecture organized by the Resource Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies and Experiential Learning (RCISEL, FLASS) of The Education University of Hong Kong. Please find the attachment and details below:
Sylvia Yu Friedman - A Long Road to Justice: Stories from the Frontlines in Asia
Theme: A Long Road to Justice: Stories from the Frontlines in Asia
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’s had rare and incredible access to victims of sex trafficking and modern slavery in Asia.
This memoir describes her personal journey in the fight against slavery, her 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.
Speaker: Sylvia Yu Friedman
Sylvia Yu Friedman is an award-winning filmmaker, investigative journalist, international speaker, serial entrepreneur, and advisor to philanthropists. In 2017, Sylvia was listed in Assent Compliance's 'Top 100 Human Trafficking & Slavery Influence Leaders'. In 2013, she won the prestigious International Human Rights Press Award for her three-part documentary series on human trafficking in China, Hong Kong and Thailand.
Language: English
Moderator: Dr. Chong King Man, Eric
Assistant Professor of the Department of Social Sciences at the Hong Kong Education University
Centre Head of the Resource Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies and Experiential Learning (FLASS)
Online Registration: https://forms.gle/PtSkcZL4G81itw1SA
All staff and students are welcome. You may also refer to the poster attached for details. For enquiries, please contact Miss Angela Mak at 2948 7555 or via email at mshingyuen@eduhk.hk.
Thank you for your attention and we hope to see you there!
Yours faithfully,
The Resource Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies and Experiential Learning (RCISEL,FLASS)
The Education University of Hong Kong | 
