Allison Lau

Maine’s new law to partially decriminalize sex work goes into effect this week. The law criminalizes people who pay for sex, while eliminating criminal charges for sex workers. The intent is to give sex workers and victims of sex trafficking immunity from prosecution, but not everyone wants that to happen. In fact, some sex workers say the new law would do more harm than good. Check out episode 1 in our series, “The Maine problem with sex work.” » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://smart.link/5d0cd9df61b80 Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC Get more of NBC News delivered to your inbox: nbcnews.com/newsletters #SexWork #Documentary #Maine

Maine State Rep. Lois Reckitt has a legacy as a fighter for women’s rights but the new bill she championed that partially decriminalizes sex work has sparked a debate among sex workers and survivors of trafficking who see the sex work industry - and women’s roles in it - differently. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://smart.link/5d0cd9df61b80 Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC Get more of NBC News delivered to your inbox: nbcnews.com/newsletters #Maine #SexWorkers #WomensRights

Maine is attempting to end the demand for sex work through a first-of-its-kind in the nation law that partially decriminalizes sex work. But can the world’s oldest profession be stopped? As sex buyers react to the new legislation, law enforcement officials are concerned it will take away a key tool to protect victims of trafficking. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://smart.link/5d0cd9df61b80 Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC Get more of NBC News delivered to your inbox: nbcnews.com/newsletters #Maine #SexWorkers #Police

From 2000 to 2010, egg donations for IVF saw a 70 percent spike from 10,801 to 18,306 annual donations. Preliminary data shows over 330,000 assisted reproductive technology and IVF procedures are performed in 2019. For many women, the ability to make money by donating eggs at the height of their fertility is a lifeline—Kia Lauren Brown, 27, is one of them. For years, she struggled to pay for her own college tuition. She bartended, worked at an airport and customer service jobs to save up money with big dreams of eventually going into a broadcast television and entertainment program. Then at 21, she applied to be an egg donor and got the opportunity to help a single father conceive. Kia was thrilled when she learned she would be paid $8,000 as a first time egg donor. She began regimented exercise routines and hormone injections to produce more eggs for retrieval. Six years later, she was ready to start her broadcast program, but had to find a way to pay for the $15,000 tuition. She decided to donate her eggs again—this time for $10,000. Although the long-term health effects of egg donations have not been researched extensively, Kia has no regrets and proudly says being an egg donor not only helped her avoid student loans altogether, but also helped someone fulfill their lifelong dream of starting a family. » Subscribe to CNBC Make It.: http://cnb.cx/2kxl2rf About CNBC Make It.: CNBC Make It. is a new section of CNBC dedicated to making you smarter about managing your business, career, and money. Connect with CNBC Make It. Online Get the latest updates: https://www.cnbc.com/make-it Find CNBC Make It. on Facebook: https://cnb.cx/LikeCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Twitter: https://cnb.cx/FollowCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Instagram: https://bit.ly/InstagramCNBCMakeIt #CNBC #CNBCMakeIt I Donated My Eggs For $18,000 To Pay For College

Andrew Vo, 32, never envisioned himself joining the military until he saw his hefty dental school tuition price tag and learned about the Health Profession Scholarship Program—a way for Vo to have up to four years of his tuition paid for by serving the military. “It was a no-brainer,” Vo said. “It gave me the chance to have a real shot of being debt-free, owning a house, starting and supporting my family.” Vo was awarded the three year scholarship and paid for the rest of his program fees by borrowing $176K in student loans—an amount far smaller than his dental school colleagues. After four years of service, what he didn’t expect was how much he’d come to love being in the army. What initially started as a way to pay for school became something he fell in love with as he grew a deep appreciation for serving his country. » Subscribe to CNBC Make It.: http://cnb.cx/2kxl2rf About CNBC Make It.: CNBC Make It. is a new section of CNBC dedicated to making you smarter about managing your business, career, and money. Connect with CNBC Make It. Online Get the latest updates: https://www.cnbc.com/make-it Find CNBC Make It. on Facebook: https://cnb.cx/LikeCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Twitter: https://cnb.cx/FollowCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Instagram: https://bit.ly/InstagramCNBCMakeIt #CNBC #CNBCMakeIt The Army Paid $300,000 Of My Dental School Tuition

By many standards, Michael Wang, 25, was the perfect student in high school. Wang graduated in the top 0.5 percent of his class with a 4.67 weighted GPA, near-perfect test scores and countless extracurriculars. When all of this resulted in rejections from his first choice-schools, he wondered what more he could’ve done, and then another thought crossed his mind — had he been rejected because he was Asian American? In October 2022, the Supreme Court will be hearing two cases to decide whether they will be ending the use of race in admissions across the country. » Subscribe to CNBC Make It.: http://cnb.cx/2kxl2rf About CNBC Make It.: CNBC Make It. is a new section of CNBC dedicated to making you smarter about managing your business, career, and money. Connect with CNBC Make It. Online Get the latest updates: https://www.cnbc.com/make-it Find CNBC Make It. on Facebook: https://cnb.cx/LikeCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Twitter: https://cnb.cx/FollowCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Instagram: https://bit.ly/InstagramCNBCMakeIt #CNBC #CNBCMakeIt How Asian Americans Became The Center Of The Affirmative Action Debate

Haben Girma was born without hearing or vision, but refuses to be hindered by her ability status—she dances, practices comedy, surfs, skis, and frequently travels the world. In 2013, she became the first and only deafblind student to graduate from Harvard Law and went on to become an attorney. After conceptualizing her own method of communication, Haben also began advocating for equal accessibility in tech developments. Though it’s common for people to marvel at her accomplishments, she is adamant about not being called “inspirational,” but rather to let that feeling drive action and change. Note: This video has been created for the visually impaired. A version without visual narrations can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUZWLUH8bzo » Subscribe to CNBC Make It.: http://cnb.cx/2kxl2rf About CNBC Make It.: CNBC Make It. is a new section of CNBC dedicated to making you smarter about managing your business, career, and money. Connect with CNBC Make It. Online Get the latest updates: https://www.cnbc.com/make-it Find CNBC Make It. on Facebook: https://cnb.cx/LikeCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Twitter: https://cnb.cx/FollowCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Instagram: https://bit.ly/InstagramCNBCMakeIt #CNBC #CNBCMakeIt How Haben Girma Became Harvard Law School’s First Deafblind Grad

There are more than 50 Chinatowns spread across the United States. On the surface, they are vibrant cities within a city like in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Boston, bustling with tourists and natives seeking authentic cuisines like hot pot and dim sum, herbal medicines and tchotchkes. Their look and feel have been replicated from city to city to be what people think of as an emblematic icon of Chinese culture, but Chinatowns weren’t always the tourist hubs we know them to be today. What most visitors see is just one side of their longstanding history as a cultural tourist attraction, but transforming an ethnic neighborhood into a destination wasn’t without its challenges. For as long as they’ve existed, Chinatowns have always been under threat, but their resilience to overcome decades of persecution lie in the ingenuity of their residents and the support of generations that have fought for it to survive. Today, this unique Asian American cultural hub is coming under attack again from xenophobia, the pandemic, and government inaction— sparking a wave of local activism with support spanning across several generations to preserve a legacy. » Subscribe to CNBC Make It.: http://cnb.cx/2kxl2rf About CNBC Make It.: CNBC Make It. is a new section of CNBC dedicated to making you smarter about managing your business, career, and money. Connect with CNBC Make It. Online Get the latest updates: https://www.cnbc.com/make-it Find CNBC Make It. on Facebook: https://cnb.cx/LikeCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Twitter: https://cnb.cx/FollowCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Instagram: https://bit.ly/InstagramCNBCMakeIt #CNBC #CNBCMakeIt

College is more expensive—and important—than ever before. Some 44 million Americans collectively hold nearly $1.6 trillion in student debt. And these numbers are growing. This decade alone, college costs increased by 25% and student debt increased by 107%. Today, college graduates earn 80% more than those with just a high school diploma. That dichotomy is putting students in a difficult situation: Do they risk going into crippling debt at the beginning of their adult lives in the hope the investment turns into a career financial stability that goes with it? Some 44 million Americans collectively hold over $1.6 trillion in student debt. And these numbers are growing. At the same time, advancements in technology, especially automation, are making it harder to earn a living wage without some type of advanced degree. Today, college graduates earn 80% more than those with just a high school diploma, on average. College is more expensive — and important — than ever before. And that dichotomy puts students in a difficult situation: do they risk going into debt they can’t pay back or miss out on the benefits of a college degree? Experts have long labeled this dynamic a “crisis.” But then, another kind of crisis hit: the coronavirus pandemic. And then, an economic crisis followed. In February, the United States officially entered an economic recession and between mid-march and June, over 42.6 million Americans filed for unemployment. During the 2008 recession, many opted to go back to school and gain new skills. However, since then, the cost of a four-year college degree increased by 25% and student debt increased by 107% and many are less sure if college will be the solution to riding out a recession this time around. CNBC Make It spoke with students, borrowers, historians and experts to learn how student debt became a crisis, how the pandemic will impact borrowers and who is to blame for putting students in an impossible position. » Subscribe to CNBC Make It.: http://cnb.cx/2kxl2rf About CNBC Make It.: CNBC Make It. is a new section of CNBC dedicated to making you smarter about managing your business, career, and money. Connect with CNBC Make It. Online Get the latest updates: https://www.cnbc.com/make-it Find CNBC Make It. on Facebook: https://cnb.cx/LikeCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Twitter: https://cnb.cx/FollowCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Instagram: https://bit.ly/InstagramCNBCMakeIt #CNBC #CNBCMakeIt How U.S. Student Debt Became A $1.6 Trillion Crisis