My little friend San San Nu lived with this woman and her servant girl for two years while she was trying to get her papers to immigrate to America. San San asked me to check on the girl once in a while so went over the other day. San San worried about this girl because she was a slave of sorts. There are many like her in the city who are brought in to work for wealthy people in the city. Agents go out into the villages and find boys and girls. The rich people pay the agents for the servant but the servant never sees any of the money. The masters then provide food, clothing, and other bare necessities. The slaves are kept locked up in the homes and rarely let out of sight. When they want to go back home, they are given just enough money to go back. At that point, their families don't want them back and there is usually no where to go. It's a real disaster if the girl becomes pregnant by the master or master's family member. She becomes a real outcast.

This girl doesn't speak any English so I'm at a loss to know how she is doing. It's a very sad situation.