5000SlaveryEvite

Upcoming Book Launch Event at Laogai Museum

About Five Thousand Years of Slavery Ancient history? Tragically, no. In our time, slavery wears many faces. James Kofi Annan’s parents in Ghana sold him because they could not feed him. Beatrice Fernando had to work almost around the clock in Lebanon. Julia Gabriel was trafficked from Arizona to the cucumber fields of South Carolina….

Harry Wu greets guests before the ceremony begins

GRAND OPENING!

At long last, the new Laogai Museum is finally open to the public! Our grand opening ceremony on April 7th, 2011 was a great success. The completed museum is not only a magnificent work of art, but also a trove of information on the Laogai forced labor prison camp system. Guests trickled in around 6…