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“Domestic Abuse Awareness is NOT just to wear purple on Oct 19th, NOR just the month of October. It should be everyday. If everyone makes a little effort, the world would be a much better place.” says Aileen Lu, Ms. Attractive China Interna- tional. has donated her services utilizing her business skills to help raising funds, bringing awareness at many events and TV interviews. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Houston is one of the larg- est hubs for human trafficking in the nation. 80 percent of those trafficked By trade, Aileen Lu is a business con- are female and half are children. A sultant providing B2B services in the report from the Texas Council on areas of Connecting You with Buyers, Family Violence shows more women Connecting You with Manufacturers, are being killed in domestic violence All Language Services and Strategic murders, including 132 women killed Marketing Services to in the inter- in Texas 2014. Houston and Harris national communities in the United County had the highest number of States as well as abroad. deaths in the state with 23 domestic violence murders. As an advocate against domestic abuse, human trafficking and sexual Ms. Lu’s goal is to raise awareness, assault, her work has been recognized combat the crime, bring justice to by the Congress and City of Hous- victims and provide survivors with ton. Since winning the pageant of resources. Her dream is to become an Ms. Attractive China International, International Peace Ambassador and it has provided her a platform to make this world a better place. Her serve the community while showcas- vision is to start her own founda- ing the beautiful Chinese culture as a tion to fund all the resources includ- role model inside and out. ing education for survivors to restart their lives. Her friends calls her a blessing, an inspiration and heart of an angel. She believes the joint effort as an on- During the month of October, she going project. Since the beginning of her work, she has joined forces amongst community partners in sev- eral states in the United States, Asia, South America, Europe and Africa as well as many media partners. Ms. Lu is competing in the Interna- tional Cheongsam Queen Pageant which will be broadcasted in over 70 countries worldwide. She said, “It is not about me, nor about the title. But if I win the title, it will provide me with another platform to spread the positive energy around the world.” Follow Eileen Dong @ Facebook. For questions about how to support the cause, email onestopconsult- [email protected] iF Magazine | www.iFMagazine.net 39