Harry Wu welcomed his second class visit of the day. Interested students from Northern Virginia Community College came to the Laogai Museum and heard Mr. Wu’s testimony. If you would like to meet with Harry Wu personally and receive a guided tour of the museum, please contact the Laogai Museum.
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American University U.S. Foreign Policy Students Tour Museum with Harry Wu
The Laogai museum welcomed a class of foreign policy students from American University today. Museum founder Harry Wu gave a two hour tour to the students complete with an account of his own harrowing story in the Laogai camp system. Mr. Wu’s testimony was met with applause and a round of questions and answers. Remember,…
Visit from the School for Ethics and Global Leadership
The Laogai museum was proud to host the School for Ethics and Global Leadership today. The School for Ethics and Global Leadership brought about a dozen highly motivated high school students to speak with Harry Wu about the state of the Laogai in China today. Mr. Wu spoke about his time in the Laogai, his…
Laogai Museum Update
The Laogai museum offers one of the most intense and intimate museum experiences in the D.C. area. Please remember that entrance into the Laogai museum is absolutely FREE. We are open Monday through Saturday and love visitors. Unlike most museum experiences, we always have a knowledgeable and passionate employee present who would love to escort…
Dupont Circle Advertisement
The Laogai museum has recently purchased an advertising space at the DuPont metro station. We hope that everyone has seen the advertisement and will make time as soon as possible to visit the museum.
Laogai Museum closed for Thanksgiving
Museum Tours: Over 90 Students in Two Days
Over 90 students from area schools visited the Laogai Museum on October 2nd and 3rd. The first group was from American University’s Washington Semester Program and was a mix of students just beginning college to seniors on their way to begin work on China issues. As part of Dr Richard Semiatin’s class, the students spent…
2012 DC Stop Modern Slavery Walk
On September 29, 2012, the Laogai Museum took part in the 2012 DC Stop Modern Slavery Walk’s resource fair along with nearly 30 other organizations committed to “a world without slavery.” Laogai Museum staff spoke with walkers and similar organizations about the ongoing abuses committed in the Laogai, China’s extensive network of forced labor camps….
