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For trafficked persons, Liu is an ‘Angel’
By: Jeff Dufour and Kiki Ryan
Washington Examiner
09/16/09 1:35 PM EDT
She kicked butt in “Charlie’s Angels” and “Kill Bill,” but now actress Lucy Liu is looking to take out human trafficking.
As a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, Lui was in town Wednesday as the keynote speaker at an anti-trafficking conference hosted by USAID.
Liu passionately addressed the mainly women-filled ballroom at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel about the atrocious acts of trafficking young women across the world, including right here in our own backyard.
Liu explained how she first learned about this “modern-day slavery” while doing work with UNICEF, but furthered her involvement in the cause when she joined on to star in the MTV documentary “Traffic,” clips of which were shown throughout the lunch.
Liu wasn’t the only celebrity sighted Wednesday afternoon at the Willard. Rapper Akon was spotted entering the hotel flanked by two huge bodyguards.
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