San Fernando Valley tackles human trafficking
January 30, 2017
Human trafficking is spreading throughout the San Fernando Valley, but district officials are cracking down on the issue. According to Councilwoman Nury Martinez, the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Valerio Street is infamous for trafficking. Martinez's main concern is to protect young...
Forum brings awareness to human trafficking
October 6, 2010
Human trafficking was the center of discussion in a forum that sprung from last semester’s sex tourism controversy. Organized by the Department of Asian American Studies and the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, the event held Wednesday in the Northridge Center in the USU, focu...
Fashion show brings awareness to human traffiking
May 5, 2010
Each year an estimated 800,000 to 900,000 human beings are bought, sold, or forced across the world's borders. The U.S. government estimates that 50,000 women and children are trafficked each year into the United States. LA is one of the top three points of entry into the country for vic...