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Voices of Women



Refuge for Women
Refuge for Women is a growing nationwide non-profit organization that aims to provide quality long-term and emergency housing for adult...
Hayeon Kwak
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Central Asia: Luiza Karimova
Human trafficking is a serious issue around the world, and the poverty, high unemployment, and few opportunities in the countries of...
Hayeon Kwak
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North America: Timea Nagy
Although most people in America might think human trafficking is a serious issue outside of America, that is not true; human trafficking...
Hayeon Kwak
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East Asia: Yeonmi Park
Eastern Asia is not an exception when it comes to human trafficking. Among the Eastern Asian countries, the Democratic People's Republic...
Hayeon Kwak
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North Africa: Awah Francisca Mbuli
North Africa has been the hot point of human trafficking by being the meeting place of human smuggling for many continents, including...
Hayeon Kwak
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Western Asia: Nadia Murad
In Western Asia, sexual abuse is the most common form of human trafficking. These can be expressed as sexual human trafficking and forced...
Hayeon Kwak
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Southeastern Asia: Rani Hong
In 2021, an estimated 50 million people were affected by human trafficking around the world. The crisis is especially glaring in...
Hayeon Kwak
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Southern Asia: Sara Hossain
The Southern Asia region is infamous for human trafficking particularly vulnerable to social minorities, women and children. This is due...
Hayeon Kwak
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East Africa: Sophie Otiende
In East Africa, 65% of sex trafficking victims between 2003 and 2023 were estimated to be women. From Rwanda to Mozambique to Kenya,...
Hayeon Kwak
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Jennifer Fernandez
Ms. Fernandez is well known for her warmth, fashionable outfits, and boldness. She is unafraid to speak her opinions and encourages the...
Hayeon Kwak
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Ye Seul Noh
Ms. Noh, the founder and president of S.J Dance, is said to always have a smile and a positive attitude, no matter how early in the...
Hayeon Kwak
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Chloey Cho
Chloey Cho is the founder and President of Solis and Luna Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing comfort to...
Hayeon Kwak
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Celia Gollub
Ms. Gollub, is a beloved art teacher at NVOT known by current students, alumni, and teachers alike as a warm presence at school. She...
Hayeon Kwak
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Djuna Barnes
“That was Djuna Barnes? No wonder she wanted to lead” - a reference to Djuna Barnes in Woody Allens’ Midnight in Paris. Djuna Barnes...
Hayeon Kwak
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Yoon Jeon Kim
Ms. Kim, an established art teacher in Tenafly, New Jersey, talks about her career and her love for art. Interview by Hayeon Kwak.
Hayeon Kwak
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Ina Rhee
Ina Rhee is a gifted writer and artist at Northern Valley Regional High School, and is an author of a webtoon project called Dev and...
Hayeon Kwak
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Dr. Fei-Fei Li
“Technology could benefit or hurt people, so the usage of tech is the responsibility of humanity as a whole, not just the discoverer. I...
Hayeon Kwak
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Tracy Chapman
“I think it’s important, if you are an artist, to use your music to stand up for what you believe in.” - Tracy Chapman Tracy...
Hayeon Kwak
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Elinor Ostrom
“There is no reason to believe that bureaucrats and politicians, no matter how well meaning, are better at solving problems than the...
Hayeon Kwak
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Amika George
“We can’t trust our policymakers to take action on issues that seem obvious to us. If we want to see change, it falls on us to create...
Hayeon Kwak
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