Aung San Suu Kyi
6 pieces
Minus Aung San Suu Kyi, Orphans Still Raised with Global Heroes
New York, N.Y. Ten years ago, The Huffington Post reported that Orphans International Worldwide ( link ) had instituted role models for its children around the world, spe…
Cambodian Anti-Child Trafficking Film Premiere in New York
New York, N.Y. I attended the world premier of REDLIGHT this week in New York City, and was overwhelmed by the plight of children not just in Cambodia but around the worl…
Myanmar Migrants in Thailand Rush Police, Greet Suu Kyi
Bangkok , Thailand. Thousands of Myanmar migrants, eager to get a glimpse of Aung San Suu Kyi, overwhelmed police in a Thai coastal fishing center Thursday afternoon. Aun…
Aung San Suu Kyi? Vote Counting Underway in Myanmar
Yangon, Myanmar. Vote counting is underway in Myanmar where turnout was more than 80 percent for the nation's first free general election in a quarter of a century. Aung…
Who Was Chea Vichea and Why Does He Matter?
New York, N.Y. In my own special screening, director Bradley Cox recently showed me his 55-minute film Who Killed Chea Vichea? in his office in Manhattan. Bradley is now…
Essay: Global Heroes as Role Models
My mother, Frances Alleman-Luce, had challenged me to think about what would make Orphans International unique in the bleak world of orphanages. I told her I planned to h…