Oakland is in Alameda County, whose officials report that 99 percent of sex trafficking victims are girls and 63 percent are Black. Art is one way Regina, 59, reaches these young victims. Several times a year, Regina gathers volunteers to help her create altars on different areas of The Track.
Kimberly Kay Hoang and Rhacel Salazar Parreñas, editors
(Abe Books, 2014)
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