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commercial sex workers playing outside of the brothel.https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cimg8212.jpgCIMG8212NGO staff disposes of used needles.https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/the-brothel-street1.jpgThe brothel streetThe brothel is in the building to the right. This is a Chinese neighborhood of a S.E. Asian country. https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/the-brothel-street.jpgThe brothel streethttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/needle-exchange-ctr.jpgNeedle exchange ctrSeptember 2008: This is the average used needle intake at the Health Center in SE Asia that offers medical support for HIV infected people and HIV prevention educationhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/listening-to-the-stories-of-two-21-year-olds-and-recovering-drug-addicts-they-were-infected-with-hiv-through-sharing-needles.jpglistening-to-the-stories-of-two-21-year-olds-and-recovering-drug-addicts-they-were-infected-with-hiv-through-sharing-needlesListening to the stories of two 21-year-olds, and recovering drug addicts. 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I gazed at this photo every day while I was writing my book Silenced No More. Photo is from this blog: https://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/warschauer-kniefall/2018-10-09T08:06:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2018/09/16/my-latest-music-video-on-zino-chans-song-faith-hope-love/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/screen-shot-2018-09-14-at-9-54-53-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-09-14 at 9.54.53 PM2018-10-07T03:48:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2018/04/24/our-healing-river-film-on-comfort-women-japanese-military-sex-slavery-survivors/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-24-at-9-48-46-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-24 at 9.48.46 pm2018-10-03T06:16:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2016/08/31/crossed-the-finish-line/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160c1424-4483-4044-9cc9-b7c2c4d6b1b61.png160c1424-4483-4044-9cc9-b7c2c4d6b1b6https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160c1424-4483-4044-9cc9-b7c2c4d6b1b6.png160c1424-4483-4044-9cc9-b7c2c4d6b1b6https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/e7782c63-f2f9-44f7-9003-36a340712c9d.pnge7782c63-f2f9-44f7-9003-36a340712c9d2018-09-19T04:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2018/09/18/1366/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/screen-shot-2018-09-18-at-10-47-33-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-09-18 at 10.47.33 AM2018-09-18T05:06:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2017/07/01/slave-husbands-of-hong-kong/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/copy-of-richard-aziz-butt-speaks-with-a-client-in-his-office-in-tsim-sha-tsui-in-hong-kong-may-17-2017-thomson-reuters-foundation2fsanu-limbu.jpgCopy of Richard Aziz Butt speaks with a client in his office in Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, May 17, 2017. 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(Photo: BC Alpha) https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/li-meitou.pngLi MeitouLi Meitou with Thekla Lit, a founder of BC Alpha. (Photo: BC Alpha) https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chong1.pngChonghttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chong.pngChongMr. Chen Chong Wen (center) with injured leg from biological warfare2017-12-31T18:57:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2016/06/27/knowing-about-slavery/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/photo-5-1.jpgphoto 5-12016-10-16T11:17:29+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2016/07/18/stepping-up-how-to-address-modern-slavery/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2015-07-20-06-56-39.jpg2015-07-20-06-56-392016-10-16T10:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2016/07/06/spreading-the-word-to-businesses/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image2.jpegimagehttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image1.jpegimagehttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image.jpegimage2016-10-16T04:36:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2016/08/04/nbc-fox-coverage-in-macon-georgia/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_0861.jpgimg_0861https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/co82qk8w8aad0qy.jpgco82qk8w8aad0qy2016-10-16T03:22:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2016/08/16/power-meetings-in-washington-dc-10-more-days-to-go/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/state-department-issues-worldwide-travel-alert-because-of-al-qaida-terror-threats-1068x7991.jpgstate-department-issues-worldwide-travel-alert-because-of-al-qaida-terror-threats-1068x799https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/state-department-issues-worldwide-travel-alert-because-of-al-qaida-terror-threats-1068x799.jpgstate-department-issues-worldwide-travel-alert-because-of-al-qaida-terror-threats-1068x7992016-10-16T03:16:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2016/08/18/world-class-musicians-at-sundays-concert-for-cause/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/14045531_1287000494644495_1605276198012385969_n.jpg14045531_1287000494644495_1605276198012385969_nhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image1-2.jpgimage1-22016-10-16T02:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/03/31/we-need-more-lynsey-addarios/2016-10-15T16:20:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/04/05/revolutions-hurt-or-help-women-in-the-mid-east/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/05_full_600x4001.jpg05_full_600x400[1]Woman protester in Libya2016-10-15T16:19:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/05/19/food-coma-in-rural-china/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p10108801.jpgP1010880"BBQ Grandma" dish unique to Shanxihttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1010880.jpgP1010880https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fb21.jpgfb2Nai nai - I call her the joyful grandmahttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fb2.jpgfb2Nai nai - I call her the joyful grandmahttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p10107561.jpgP1010756Nai nai - I call her the joyful grandma https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1010839.jpgP1010839These nai nai's loved clowning around and taking these photobooth style pictureshttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1010756.jpgP1010756Nai nai - I call her the joyful grandmahttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1010766.jpgP1010766With "Nai nai" (grandma in Chinese) - isn't she adorable?2016-10-15T16:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/05/29/my-painting-glory/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1010724.jpgP1010724Lovely nai nai's (grandma in Chinese) who have endured so much and yet possess a certain girlish innocence. One of these nai nai's is in need of a permanent home - we need to find one for her asaphttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1010638.jpgP1010638Fire purifies - gold is for the glory of God we see reflected in pure soulshttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1010636.jpgP1010636Fire purifies - gold is for the glory of God we see reflected in pure https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1010801.jpgP1010801https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1010881.jpgP1010881Donkey meat - what do you think it tastes like???https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p10106651.jpgP1010665https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1010665.jpgP1010665Scrumptious 8 course dinner in rural Chinahttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/p1010640.jpgP1010640Fire purifies - gold is for the glory of God we see reflected in pure souls2016-10-15T16:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/06/05/home-found-for-homeless-elderly-woman/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/watermelons2.jpgwatermelonsI just had to take a pic with these lil watermelons at lil David's grad ceremony!https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/watermelons1.jpgwatermelonsOh my gosh - aren't these kids so adorable? I just had to take a pic with these lil watermelons at lil David's grad ceremony!https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/watermelons.jpgwatermelonsOh my gosh - aren't these kids so adorable? I just had to take a pic with these lil watermelons at lil David's grad ceremony!https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1020577.jpgP1020577My nephew David - congrats on your graduation from kindergarten!https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1020583.jpgP1020583Oh my gosh - aren't these kids so adorable? I just had to take a pic with these lil watermelons at lil David's grad ceremony!!https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/wang-nainai.jpgWang NainaiIsn't she so cute? Wang nai nai2016-10-15T16:16:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/06/20/641/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p10205201.jpgP1020520My lil brother (adopted him a few months ago!) Ocean (yes that's his name!) is an up & coming great film maker. He'll do great things but more importantly, he's an amazing human beinghttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1010818.jpgP1010818These grandmas are so girlish and happy in this picture. They howled at taking these photo booth style shots and loved seeing their image on the little camera display.https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1010839.jpgP1010839These grandmas are so girlish and happy in this picture. They loved taking these photo booth style pictures.https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1020056.jpgP1020056I asked the nai nai (grandma) what her marriage was like and she said it was comfortable and satisfactory. Awwww... they have a sweet and tender love after many decades of marriagehttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1020049.jpgP1020049Isn't he so sweet? He was hard of hearing but loved to talk and shake my handhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1020353.jpgP1020353One of the many photos of the outdoor bathrooms in rural China that I took. One day I'll have to post them all. I rated this a 6 out of 10 (10 being the worst)https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1020520.jpgP1020520https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1020380.jpgP1020380Getting wide shots for our dochttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1020367.jpgP1020367The museum walls were painted with anti-Japanese slogans like thishttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1020372.jpgP1020372A museum on the Chinese military efforts during the Japanese invasion (Asia Pacific War)2016-10-15T16:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/07/03/elephants-chinese-minorities-oh-my/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/in-our-minority-dresses.jpgIn our minority dressesPoseurs for a day in minority dresses. I'm wearing a Jingpo outfit at the far right.https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jinpo-dress-and-angela.jpgJinpo dress and Angelahttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/minority-village-rock-star-2.jpgMinority Village rock star 2I am this minority rock star's biggest fan for the momenthttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hani-minority-guy-and-xiao-tong.jpgHani minority guy and Xiao TongHani minority guy at the village wellhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/minority-village-and-laurie-and-xiao-tong.jpgMinority Village and Laurie and Xiao TongAt a touristy village theme park that features 26 minorites... I need another day to go through all of the minority villageshttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fave-elephant-pic-2.jpgFAVE Elephant pic 2I call him Bif. He had his wheaties and then some this morning. FYI: he responds only to Chinese with a heavy gutteral dialect.2016-10-15T16:15:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/07/13/west-to-east-trains-planes-and-automobiles/2016-10-15T16:14:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/07/14/thankful-for-choices/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/me-and-ai-xin.jpgMe and Ai Xin2016-10-15T16:12:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/09/20/its-all-about-love/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/with-cw.jpgwith cwIn central China, thoroughly enjoying my time w/ Yuan nai nai, a former Japanese military 'comfort woman'2016-10-15T16:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/10/02/revolutionizing-the-world-of-the-blind-in-china/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1020587.jpgP1020587https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1020594.jpgP1020594With blind musicians and performers in Beijing. I'm in black (leftside) and Mary Chiang is at the far right2016-10-15T16:11:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2014/04/06/won-the-human-rights-press-award/2016-10-15T16:09:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2015/04/12/may-29-concert-for-cause-gala-the-mekong-club-is-a-beneficiary/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/concert-for-cause-gala-poster.pngConcert for Cause Gala Poster2016-10-15T16:09:02+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2015/07/19/powerful-new-tedx-talk-on-human-trafficking-by-ceo-matt-friedman/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tedxmattfriedman.jpgtedxmattfriedman2016-10-15T16:08:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/videos/2016-10-15T15:00:05+00:00weekly0.6https://sylviamattfriedman.com/lifestyle/2016-10-15T14:59:30+00:00weekly0.6https://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/02/08/legacy-for-my-kids/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/cimg8234.jpgCIMG8234At a drug rehabilitation center in Myanmar. That's me on the right (in flip flops). Our donor client funded this program complete with free HIV testing and medical treatment.2013-02-16T08:31:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2009/10/05/transition/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/meeting-a-class-of-migrant-women.jpgMeeting a class of migrant womenMeeting migrant women students at a free vocational training program during a site visit in Beijing on behalf of a donor. https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/speaking-to-trainees.jpgSpeaking to traineesSite Visit in Beijing on behalf of donor to a class of migrant women who are learning housekeeping skills. With their new jobs, their salaries will increase three-fold.https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/images62.jpgimages[6]The butterfly develops through a process called metamorphosis. This is a Greek word that means transformation or change in shape.https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/images61.jpgimages[6]The butterfly develops through a process called metamorphosis. This is a Greek word that means transformation or change in shape.https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/images6.jpgimages[6]The butterfly develops through a process called metamorphosis. This is a Greek word that means transformation or change in shape.https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_0818.jpgIMG_0818Lawyer extraordinaire, the selfless Ms. Kang Jian, is one of my heroes (center in white). She continues to fight for the rights of Chinese 'comfort women' survivors despite the roadblocks in Japan's courts. (Left - Eric the ABC intern at a Chinese NGO)https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/image_967.jpgIMAGE_967Hitching a ride from my friend Wingee. We shopped at a fruit wholesaler - this is the real China experience, boys and girls.2012-03-07T13:44:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2009/10/08/pain-is-part-of-the-writing-process/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cimg7105.jpgCIMG7105Zhongdian, China: We rode our bikes on the winding mountain road. Breathing itself was challenging in the high altitude of 3,200 meters or 10,200 feet.https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cimg6972.jpgCIMG6972The view from the mountain trails of Tiger Leaping Gorge. The air is thin up here.https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cimg6984.jpgCIMG6984I'm subconsciously dreaming of escaping to paradise, the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Inches behind me is a scary cliff. It's about 3,000 meters to the river bottom!https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/dsc_0547.jpgDSC_0547Yunnan province is my all time favorite place on earth.https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/at-tlg.jpgat TLGTake me back to the world renowned Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan province.2012-03-07T13:39:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2009/12/23/260-memoirs-detail-wartime-sex-slavery-for-the-japanese-military/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/survivor-hwang-geum-joo.jpgSurvivor Hwang Geum JooKorean human rights activist and survivor Hwang Geum Joo. I took this photo at her place in Seoul in September 2004.2012-03-07T13:31:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2010/09/05/hanging-out-w-aids-orphans-in-china/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/me-and-the-kids2.jpgme and the kids2At the Mother's Heart foster home in Mangshi, Yunnan province, Chinahttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/me-and-the-kids.jpgme and the kidsAt the Mother's Heart foster home in Mangshi, Yunnan province, China2012-03-07T13:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2010/11/12/joy-joy-joy/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/me-and-moon-pil-gi-2.jpgme and Moon Pil Gi 2..The late Moon Pil Gi (left) was a survivor of Japanese military sex slavery and vocal activist for an apology and just compensation from the Japanese military. https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/with-kang-jian.jpgwith Kang JianWith my hero, Ms. Kang Jian (left in white), formidable human rights lawyer in Beijinghttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/cimg6815.jpgCIMG6815I'm shouting: I LOVE my life! 2012-03-02T09:26:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/01/18/poetry-break/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/with-tony-at-the-hong-bai-quake-zone-epi-centre-161.jpgWith Tony at the Hong Bai Quake Zone Epi Centre (161)With lil' Tony at the Sichuan earthquake epicenter in 2008. He was traumatized by the quake and kept throwing rocks at people, the ground. Tony wouldn't let anyone hold him until I picked him up. 2012-02-04T17:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2009/09/18/4/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_18271.jpgIMG_1827The Hague, Netherlandshttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_1827.jpgIMG_1827September 2008: At the Hague, in the Netherlands2011-09-26T08:40:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/01/11/transition-1-11-11/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/47977_464167323487_732418487_6651259_3292979_n1.jpg47977_464167323487_732418487_6651259_3292979_n[1]This was on my friend's facebook. I want to paint something similiar this year, perhaps written in Chinese.2011-07-21T14:44:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2010/09/19/road-less-traveled/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cimg6882.jpgCIMG6882Horseback riding in Yunnan province, China2011-07-21T08:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2009/11/03/ellen-van-der-ploeg-dutch-comfort-women-survivor-has-wicked-sense-of-humor/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sylvia-yu-right-interviewing-dutch-comfort-woman-survivor-ellen-van-der-ploeg-left-for-video-and-print-media1.jpgSylvia Yu (right) interviewing Dutch comfort woman survivor Ellen van der Ploeg (left) for video and print mediaThat's me (right) interviewing Dutch comfort woman survivor Ellen van der Ploeg (left) for print and filmhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sylvia-yu-right-interviewing-dutch-comfort-woman-survivor-ellen-van-der-ploeg-left-for-video-and-print-media.jpgSylvia Yu (right) interviewing Dutch comfort woman survivor Ellen van der Ploeg (left) for video and print mediaThat's me (right) interviewing Dutch comfort woman survivor Ellen van der Ploeg (left) for print and film2014-08-11T21:54:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/02/02/overcoming-fear-with-burning-passion/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/cimg8033.jpgCIMG80332011-02-02T22:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2011/01/18/rip-milton-rogovin-photog-of-the-forgotten-and-poor/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/miltonrogovin-2009.jpgRIP Milton Rogovin, photog of the forgotten and poor2011-01-19T23:52:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2010/03/31/my-brothers-hilarious-video/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sylv-and-brothers.jpgSylv and brothersMe and my bros2010-05-06T04:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2009/09/24/hating-japan-column-by-sylvia-yu-on-cbc-news-analysis-viewpoint/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/yu_hua13.jpgyu_hua[1]Wan Ai Hua, the first "comfort woman" survivor from China to publicly testifyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/yu_hua12.jpgyu_hua[1]Wan Ai Hua, the first Japanese military sex slave survivor in China to publicly testifyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/yu_hua11.jpgyu_hua[1]Wan Ai Hua, the first Chinese "comfort woman" (military sex slave) survivor in China to testify publiclyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/yu_hua1.jpgyu_hua[1]Wan Ai Hua, the first Chinese "comfort woman" (military sex slave) survivor in China to testify publicly2010-04-11T06:46:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2009/09/24/the-new-york-times-half-the-sky-contest-my-contribution/2010-02-13T21:42:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2009/10/14/health-education-project-in-china/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/dai-village.jpgDai villageDai people in a Yunnan province village enjoy the dramas with a HIV prevention message. 2009-12-22T23:29:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/2009/11/30/letting-go/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/p1000800.jpgP1000800Drug addicts live in tents by the river along the Myanmar-China border. Those are used needles on the ground.2009-11-30T03:32:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.com/columns/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeanmarcagnero1.jpgjeanmarcagnero[1]https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/yu_formerstkids1.jpgyu_formerstkids[1]https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/yu_hayes1.jpgyu_hayes[1]https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/yu_kids1.jpgyu_kids[1]2011-07-11T14:14:08+00:00weekly0.6https://sylviamattfriedman.com/2009/09/25/are-you-there-god-its-me-sylvia/https://sylviamattfriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/p1000251.jpgP1000251Vancouver, one of the most livable cities in the world.2009-10-14T17:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sylviamattfriedman.comdaily1.02025-11-26T15:40:11+00:00