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In the book Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi, the author focuses on the impact that slavery had throughout two generations, one in Africa and one in America. Modern day slavery and human trafficking is a big issues today even though most countries have laws that try to stop these unfortunate events from happening over and over. In the book, the Africans should and could be considered victims of what today would be called human trafficking, even though it was the normal back then for these things to happen. With 20 to 30 million slaves worldwide, human trafficking is the third largest crime industry globally, profiting 32 million dollars every year (11 Facts). Homegoing explores the same concepts of modern day slavery and victims of slavery and being …show more content…

For example, CNN has there own organization called the Freedom Project, which is a separate webpage filled with articles about human trafficking, and everything that the world and countries are trying to do to stop it. Some organizations and charities include, Salvation Army, Save the Children, UNICEF, World Hope International, Polaris Project, Free the Slaves, Free The Girls, Anti-Slavery International and 3Strands Global (How to help). Countries also fall onto the “Tier”, which there are 4 of them and put every country into a tier of how much they are trying to do to stop human trafficking. Tier 1, are “Countries whose governments fully meet the Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s minimum standards” like the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Iceland, South Korea, New Zealand, most of Europe, Canada, Chile, Bahamas, and Taiwan (Tier Placements). Tier 2 are “Countries whose government do not fully meet the TVPA’s minimum standards, but are making significant efforts to meet those standards” like Japan, Dominican Republic, Fiji,, Greece, Iraw, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, Peru, Kenya, India (Tier Placements). There is a Tier 2 Watchlist which is “Countries whose governments do not fully meet the TVPA’s minimum standards, but are making significant efforts to meet those standards AND the absolute number of victims of severe forms of trafficking is very significant or is significantly increasing and there is a failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons…” countries like Bolivia, Costa Rica, China, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Ukraine, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Cameroon (Tier Placements). Tier 3 is the last tier which is “Countries whose governments do not fully meet the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so” like Haiti, Iran, Russia, Sudan, Syria, North Korea, Algeria, Venezuela (Tier

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The book “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi follows two half-sisters named Effia and Esi, who were born in different villages in Africa, and follow the descendants of their family tree for about three centuries. Many of the problems in this story involve both sides of the African people in the Atlantic slave trade and the aftermath of its demise. Even as soon as the first couple of chapters, starting with the chapter “Effia” where Effia marries a British governor named James and lives in the Cape Coast Castle with the dungeons below holding slaves. As well as in the next chapter called “Esi”, where Esi is captured after they attacked her village and sent to live in the dungeon until they sent her to America as a slave. “The Atlantic slave trade was

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The novel "Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi is a powerful representation of African culture, telling the story of a seven-generation family that is split into two branches. One side of the family remains in Africa, while the other is brought to America on a slave ship. Yaw, the sole survivor and son of Akousa and Asamoah, has a deep connection to his past and his homeland. This is evident in his physical scar, his profession as a history teacher, and his knowledge of Ghana. Yaw's scar was a result of his mother burning down their house, but he is unsure of the exact circumstances.

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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi is a polarizing novel that follows the lineage of two half sisters and their roles in slavery dating back to the 1800’s. Through 8 generations we see oppression take its place in very different ways on either side of the family tree starting in the very beginning with Effia marrying a white man and living in the Cape Coast castle while the other sister, Esi is captured, enslaved, and sold at the very same castle. While neither sister knows the other exists, they come so close to connecting, as the descendants of each side eventually do. Through time, we see how each generation changes slowly and has their own internal struggles. By sharing each descendant's stories and feelings, Gyasi shows how different roles in colonialism and slavery affect generational identity and experiences within a family lineage, as well as how personal emblems can affect the outcome of a generation.

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The history of slavery and the Atlantic slave trade is something more complex than many people are often taught. Built through years of changes and laws, the slave system become an everyday economy through which many, especially Europeans, prospered through the trade of Africans. In her short book Saltwater Slavery, Stephanie Smallwood focuses on the process of commodification and the different aspects and details of the Atlantic slave system. Aspects such as the “social death” of African captives were important when it came to the actual marketing and value that the European traders would put on them. With time, as the slave trade grew, the shipment of Africans across the Atlantic became more frequent.

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The Atlantic Slave Trade has long been understood as an inhumane exchange of resources and humans, a practice that that perpetuated misery for commercial gain. This narrative is no doubt true, and there are no justifiable arguments to portray it as anything otherwise. However, as we look at this system from the top down, we tend to forget the thoughts and experiences of those directly involved in it. By overlooking the individual perspectives of the many Africans forced into slavery, we are completely missing an integral aspect of the system as a whole.

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It cannot be disputed that Belgium’s response has been significantly more effective in fighting the pervasive industry of trafficking in persons, and this comes down to the “integral and integrated” approach endorsed in the Kingdom of Belgium’s 2012-2014 NAP. Whereas the Belgian trafficking legislation is, for the most part, very similar to that of their contemporaries, Belgium’s focus on preventative programs and education on the issue has been the most effective in its ability to fight human trafficking. Recently, there has been an increased focus by the government on the education of social service providers, such as hospital staff, welfare providers, and diplomatic workers, on identifying and helping victims of human trafficking (Kingdom of Belgium, 2012). Belgium has also worked to educate and train judges and police officers on procedures for swift intervention in suspected human trafficking cases and how to appropriately interact and work with the victims. These community initiatives for prevention are particularly effective because they increase the general public’s knowledge on an issue typically is considered only a problem in far-off, developing nations when, in fact, it often occurs in every developed nation in the world.

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The many ways to fight modern slavery, human trafficking can be an idea of the past. This will create a much more secure environment for the most venerable people in the world. The United States can be a be a better place without human trafficking. However, if Americans do not make changes now, that future may never be a reality. This nation is strong and exceptional nevertheless America has it’s dark spots, human trafficking is one of them and yet the United States can and will rise above modern-day

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Countries can increase border patrols to capture individuals trafficking illegal “goods”. By implementing stricter regulations along borders, many countries would be able to save thousands of people from slavery. The United States Department of Homeland Security is in the process of hiring ten thousand employees: criminal investigators, border patrol officers, intelligence research specialists and other support personnel, to assist in the detection and deterring of trafficking. These increased resources will help combat the threat of human trafficking by targeting trans-national organizations who are involved in human trafficking. Along with increased border protection, increasing the amount of attention human trafficking gets throughout the media could escalate public awareness.

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In 2000 the congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection act which addresses indentured as well. The law authorizes the State department to create public awareness programs to help put an end to trafficking in foreign counties and developed sanctions against countries’ that fail to take action. In 2003 The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act added a new initiative to the original law to collect foreign data on trafficking investigations, prosecutions, convictions and sentences. In 2006 data shows that reporting jurisdictions prosecuted 5,808 people for trafficking related offenses and secured 3,160 convictions. The reauthorization of TVPA would improve the original legislation and the authorizing the TIP office to negotiate child protection compacts with designated focus countries to increase resources to eradicate child

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“If there is a single theme to this year’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, it is the conviction that there is nothing inevitable about trafficking in human beings. That conviction is where the process of change really begins. That conviction is where the process of change really begins-with the realization that just because a certain abuse has taken place in the past doesn’t mean that we have to tolerate that abuse in the future or that we can afford to avert our eyes.” (John F. Kerry, Secretary of State) Human trafficking is an issue that evades discussion among the general population and is often considered uncomfortable within the public eye.

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These people get abused physically if they don’t do what they are told and sometimes they get killed. In 2001, the awareness of human trafficking started growing. International and non- governmental organizations (NGO) started fighting against human trafficking. One of the organizations that are working towards this problem is known as the NGOs.

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Means is how the crime is done, means mostly consists of abduction, threats, manipulation, deception, force and the like. Purpose explains why it was committed which is the explicit intent to exploit the victim. The International Labor Organization reported that in 2017 approximately 24.9 million people were victims of human trafficking with around 81% of victims falling under the category of forced labor and 19% falling under the category of sexual exploitation. Out of the 24.9 million the demographics showed around 70% of women and girls were victims of trafficking and 30% of men and boys were victims of trafficking, with 75% being over the age of 18 and 25% being under the age of 18. Within the United States there are approximately 600-800,00 victims of trafficking according to the US State Department, with Asia-pacific region accounting for the largest amount of victims internationally.

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So that, it has a key role to educate and organize people to mobilize support and involvement. The only way to combat trafficking is to make everyone know about it in detail because no human would disregard it after learning the truth. If someone does, I don’t call it human anyway. There are many projects, campaigns and blogs about human trafficking in media. Polaris Project, Not For Sale, MTV Exit, Free The Slaves and UN.GIFT are just a few of the projects on media that inform people about trafficking and raise

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Human trafficking, or trafficking in persons (TIP) or modern day slavery, is a heinous and widespread crime occurring around the world in nearly every society. Most people often thought slavery was part of the past; however, human slavery is part of our current society and has been an on-going issue around the world. Human trafficking is a type of slavery that involves forced or bonded labour, sexual servitude, child labour, or involuntary servitude all over the world. It is important to note that sex trafficking contributes to more than half of human trafficking and most of these victims are women and young girls. This modern day slavery can happen to anyone, anywhere, and at anytime (Ton, 2012).This literature review of documents and reports

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