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U.S. District Judge Sentences Owner of the Daewoosa Samoa Factory

Honolulu, HI - On June 22, U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway sentenced Kil Soo Lee, former owner of the Daewoosa Samoa garment factory, to 40 years in prison and ordered him to pay US $1.
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Conference On Anti-Trafficking Activism Moblizes College Students

FALLS CHURCH, VA – Boat People SOS, in collaboration Project Hope International and American University’s Immigrant Rights Coalition, will host a one-day conference for college students entitled Slavery in the Modern World: Approaches to Combat Human Trafficking.
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Senate passed the reauthorization of the TVPA

Washington, DC - Last night, by unanimous vote, the Senate passed the reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
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Trafficking Reauthorization Bill Passes Considerably In The House

BPSOS Commends Tremendous Efforts of Patton Boggs Law Firm Washington, DC - The House of Representatives passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (H.
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Congressman Nick Lampson Sparks Hope In The Plight Of Amerasians

Town Hall Meeting Addressed Hardships of a Lost Generation HOUSTON, TX – Congressman Nick Lampson and the Mayor of Port Arthur, Oscar Ortiz listened as staff members of BPSOS and about 100 Amerasians presented the issues regarding the citizenship of Amerasians.
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BPSOS Hosts Town Hall Meeting With Congressman Nick Lampson

Local Community Members to Discuss Issues of Amerasian Rights, Human Trafficking HOUSTON, TX - Boat People SOS-Houston will host a town hall meeting for local Vietnamese community members to voice their growing concerns to Congressman Nick Lampson.
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