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Women Break Free From the Status Quo & Abuse in More Than Rice

May 16, 2011 - No Comments by - Blog / Updates

POWER OF WOMEN
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Pamala Kennedy Chestnut’s More Than Rice is a moving testament to the power of women to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds and the conditions of abusively patriarchal societies and practices.

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When Gabriela Mendoza is abducted in the Philippines and forced to work in a brothel in Manila, she feels helpless, sobbing at the wretched fate that has befallen her and pleading with God.  Over time, she transforms from helpless to strong, and inspires the other women in the brothel to unlock their potentials and summon their courage.
Gabriela restores the confidence, dignity, and courage that the sex trade has taken from them, empowering the other women to look to the future and learn skills that will help them succeed outside of the brothel, teaching them cooking, defense, needlework, reading, and writing.  By enlisting the help of other girls to help teach their individual skills and shine, she restores confidence and pride to the women who have been systematically denied their confidence and pride by the abusive practices of human trafficking. The other women are given hope by the girls, as they prepare them for the day that they are freed, confident that that day will come, and giving them something to look forward to and prepare for in their otherwise miserable lives.
As the plot unfolds, the true power of women is revealed, and the formerly powerless women of the brothel change the course of their own lives and many others who are suffering.  More Than Rice shows the undefeatable nature of the human spirit, and how the courage, confidence, and strength of women give them the potential to overcome great tragedy and abuse.  Chestnut’s work simultaneously calls the attention of readers to a horrific practice that claims the freedom of 3 million new women each year, while instilling an uplifting underlying message, deftly interweaving compelling themes, page-turning plot, artfully rendered characters, and social issues.

Finally from Pamala: I’m going to a large and influential country by invitation of their President to talk about the problem of human trafficking.  Thank you for your prayers for me as I undertake this awesome endeavor.

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Role of Women in Other Cultures & Human Trafficking

May 8, 2011 - No Comments by - Blog / Updates

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Pamala Kennedy Chestnut’s More Than Rice exposes the shocking treatment of women in many Asian cultures through the evocative fictional portrayal of three women in a Malaysian brothel.
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Each of her central characters was kidnapped for human trafficking from a different country, exposing the unique cultural injustices towards women of each of the cultures from which they come.

Gabriela Mendoza is only seventeen years old when she is captured in the Philippines and taken to Malaysia, where she is forced to work in a brothel.  It is not only through the story of Gabriela and the other girls while they are in the brothel that is shocking to readers, but also the narratives of each of the girls who Gabriela meets, whose treatment and conditions before coming to the brothel represent lives of tragedy, all based in real cultural norms of other societies.
Perhaps the most heart-rending of all of the tales is that of Maylin, a Chinese girl whose arranged marriage results in disastrous consequences.  Her sad tale begins before her birth, when her mother refused to have a sonogram, as many Chinese women of her era did—In hopes that the one child they were permitted would be a male.  Although her mother accepts her as a daughter, her father remains bitter that she is female and Maylin is a great disappointment.  Maylin’s family arranges a “very appropriate” marriage for her just before her seventeenth birthday, which will ostensibly restore honor to the family, as her parents hope for a grandson from an honorable family.

After losing her first baby after three months, she loses three more babies, which her husband and family view as a sign of weakness and shame.  Her mother-in-law beats her and when she returns to live with her family, she is locked out of her father’s home, turned away as a “disgrace.”  Maylin is left on the streets, shunned for her “bad luck” and is forced to sleep under a bridge; the homeless and starving girl is promised food and shelter by the brothel owner, and, in order to survive, she must become a part of the sex trade, living a life of which she is ashamed.

More Than Rice is a shocking expose’ both of human trafficking and the low regard in which women are held in many cultures.  Through the abuses and injustices that her fictional characters endure, Chestnut raises awareness for the many women who are relegated to similar lives throughout the world, victims of their culture, providing readers with a thought-provoking social commentary.

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Ohio Toughens Penalties for Human Trafficking

January 23, 2011 - No Comments by - Blog / Updates, News

OHIO TOUGHENS PENALTIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Author Raises Awareness of Problem in More Than Rice

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Tulsa, OK (Saturday, January 22, 2011) — Human trafficking is an international problem, but don’t forget it happens right here in the United States too.
Fortunately, awareness of the problem is growing and governments are stepping in to curb and eliminate human trafficking.
Just this week, Ohio’s attorney general applauded a new law in that state that makes human trafficking a second-degree felony. Those convicted of trafficking in humans can be punished by up to eight years in prison.
It’s hard to understand human trafficking and its impact on its victims, and that’s why Pamala Kennedy Chestnut wrote her new book More Than Rice from M3 New Media.
In More Than Rice, Kennedy Chestnut introduces us to a 17-year-old teen named Gabriela who is kidnapped in Manila. Over time, she transforms from a selfish, self-absorbed teenager to a fearless leader of a group of victims. She finds her true mission is to give love, freedom and hope to the girls who find themselves in a constant nightmare.
At the end of the book, Kennedy Chestnut offers simple and tangible ways your audience can become aware of human trafficking and help apply pressure to stop it forever.
Pamala Kennedy Chestnut is available for interviews to talk about her book, about her research into human trafficking and, importantly, the steps your audience can take to apply pressure to governments where human trafficking persists.
To request a review copy of this book, please contact the publicist:  Ben Dobson
Publicist
Phone: 202-630-8232
Email: bdobson@dobstone.com
Pamala Kennedy Chestnut has been involved in speaking, mentoring and coaching young women for 30 years. She has also been a writer during that time, with her first title Where Have All the Lovers Gone? released in 1990. On deciding to write this book, Kennedy Chestnut said, “I feel it would be a moral failure to turn a blind eye to the tragedy of human trafficking.
Follow Pamala on Twitter to see where she’ll be speaking next.

Pamala on Fox 23 Tulsa Monday Jan 10th 8am

January 5, 2011 - No Comments by - Blog / Updates, News

Tune in to Day Break Tulsa Monday January 10th to hear Pamala Kennedy Chestnut, author of More Than Rice.com talk about her new book and Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Tulsa.

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Pamala will be on Day Break Tulsa Monday Jan 10th

Fox 23 has covered the issue of human trafficking a lot in the past year and may continue to cover it more and more as the issue becomes more clear to Oklahomans.  Fox 23 is quickly becoming the leader for local news in Tulsa http://www.m3newmedia.net/tulsa-news-channel-uses-social-media-to-stay-connected-with-viewers

Tulsa takes part in Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day Jan 11th-Presidential Declaration.

New Book Draws Attention to Human Trafficking and the Toll it Takes on Women & Children

December 4, 2010 - No Comments by - Blog / Updates, News

Tulsa, Oklahoma (December 4, 2010) — Imagine, just for a moment, the horror and terror you would feel if you were suddenly snatched from the life you knew. Imagine being shipped aboard a cargo ship and forced to work in brothels in a distant city or country. Imagine how you would feel if this happened to a sister or your child.
Pamala Chestnut’s new book, More Than Rice from M3 Publishing, tells a human trafficking story with remarkable detail.
As Chestnut explains, the human trafficking industry exploits a new victim every 30 seconds. The majority of victims are women and children. According to the CIA, the profits from a single trafficked person can total $250,000.
Human trafficking has been in the news recently, making Kennedy-Chestnut’s  foray into this terrifying world all the more timely. In mid-November, the United States highlighted major shortcomings in Malaysia’s attempts to crack down and stop this illegal activity. As it happens Malaysia is the setting for Pamala’s new book.

In More than Rice, the author introduces us to a 17-year-old teen named Gabriela who is kidnapped in Manila. Over time, she transforms from a selfish, self-absorbed teenager to a fearless leader of a group of victims. She finds her true mission is to give love, freedom and hope to the girls who find themselves in a constant nightmare.

At the end of the book, Chestnut offers simple and tangible ways your audience can become aware of human trafficking and help apply pressure to stop it forever.
Pamala Kennedy Chestnut is available for interviews to talk about her book, about her research into human trafficking and, importantly, the steps your audience can take to apply pressure to governments where human trafficking persists.
To request a review copy of this book, please contact the publicist.

About Pamala Kennedy Chestnut
Pamala Kennedy Chestnut has been involved in speaking, mentoring and coaching young women for 30 years. She has also been a writer during that time, with her first title Where Have All the Lovers Gone? released in 1990. On deciding to write this book, Chestnut said, “I feel it would be a moral failure to turn a blind eye to the growing scourge of human trafficking – not just around the world – but right under our own noses.”

Press Contact: Ben Dobson, Publicist 202-630-8232bdobson@dobstone.com

On the Road with Pamala-Coming to a City Near You!

September 30, 2010 - No Comments by - Blog / Updates, News

Extreme Times Call For Extreme Measures-Or on the Road With Pamala What do you get when you introduce a Social Injustice called Human Trafficking to a praying Mom and Grandmother? You get former Mrs. California and Nationally recognized Author and Novelist Pamala Kennedy Chestnut to bring us face to face with human trafficking in her new Novel: MORE THAN RICE.

On the Road with Pamala

While traveling in Southeast Asia and India Pamala was appalled by the treatment of women and the sex trafficking of children. Pamala decided to do something about it and she did-she wrote a Novel and launched a campaign.  A campaign that Pamala says brings awareness and redemption much like her Novel when you go inside the brothel with 30 very different young women who learn to cope amidst the pain and 4 young ladies who find their destiny.

Pamala Kennedy Chestnut is….

Coming Soon to a Radio/TV Station, News Outlet Near You:

CONFIRMED DATES:

Sept 10, 2010 Participated in “Boots on the Ground” Elite Operatives SCTNow.org update with Clark Stuart in Jenks, OK

Sept 14, 2010 Participated in OATH (Oklahomans Against Trafficking Human) “Chains Make Change” event Poetry Slam/Concert

Sept 21, 2010 KDOR-TV 17 Guest appearance  to Talk about Human Trafficking and MoreThanRice.com

Oct. 2, 2010 Book Signing Pre-Release copies only at SCTNow.org Global Walk in Jenks, OK

Oct. 6, 2010 Blog Talk Radio Global Guest Interview with Trafficking Organizations & Non-Profits powered by M3

Oct. 7, 2010 Attending Benefit Dinner and Sponsor of Pregnancy Resource Center Owasso, OK

Oct. 8, 2010 KDOR-TV 17 Airing of Praise the Lord: Guest appearance on KDOR-17 Human Trafficking/ MoreThanRice.com

Oct. 8, 2010 Official Release Date of “More Than Rice” at MoreThanRice.com

Oct. 8, 2010 Attending the World Premier of “A Christmas Snow” Red-Carpet event & meeting cast Tulsa, OK

Oct. 22-23, 2010 Guest Appearances at the “All About Me Women’s Expo” Tulsa, OK

Oct. 23, 2010 Oklahoma “Land Run for Freedom from Slavery”  State Capitol in Oklahoma City

Jan  2011 Global Human Trafficking Awareness Month Observance Speaking Live and Via Internet/Video

Area book-signings TBA-Various Radio interviews and Blog Talk Radio interviews are pending and TBA

More than Rice is published by M3 New Media

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For questions about the book, or to schedule an interview with the author

please contact M3 New Media at 918.550.8000 or info@m3newmedia.net

www.MoreThanRice.com

pamala@morethanrice.com