Episode 820: Hope is Here with Eileen Dong

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with TEDx speaker,
lived-experience consultant, author and sexual abuse survivor,
Eileen Dong.


Eileen Dong is a lived-experience consultant, TEDx
speaker and author on gender-based violence, its intersections,
gender equality, as well as culturally & linguistically
responsive care and diversity & inclusion. She is the
Executive Director of Hope Pyx Global, a non-profit organization
dedicated to victims of human trafficking, sexual assault, and
domestic violence. Eileen is also a linguist &
expert witness for HSI, ICE, DOJ, FBI, US Attorney’s Office,
USCIS. Dong endured polyvictimization while her family
was 8,000 miles away in China. Because of the honor-and-shame
stigma, it took a lot of courage to break the
silence. Eileen has become a bridge among culturally
specific communities, victim service providers, and law
enforcement. Being on the Texas Human Trafficking Survivor Leader
Council and United Nations Board, her long-term vision is to
build shelters and to change the culture for a world free from
violence, exploitation, and slavery. Ms. Dong’s merits have
been recognized by various government officials, such as the
Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, the United States
Congress Special Congressional Recognition, Texas Governor Greg
Abbott, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, and the Atlanta City
Council. Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, proclaimed January
19th as Eileen Dong Day.


Hope Pyx Global is a survivor-led 501(c)3 dedicated to
victims/survivors (and their families)
of human trafficking, domestic
violence, sexual assault, and any other gender-based
violence. We serve people from all backgrounds
including BIPOC/AAPI, MMIP/W, veterans, men/boys,
LGBTQ, people with disabilities,
immigrants/refugees & marginalized communities.


Today, Dennis and Eileen discuss her impactful story of coming
from China to the U.S, how she survived and escaped sexual abuse,
her mission to be a resource for people being sex trafficked and
how there is still hope to be free.


Find out more about Eileen dong and Hope Pyx Global here:
⁠www.EileenDong.com⁠⁠ | ⁠www.HopePyxGlobal.org⁠⁠


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