Patrick Erlandson was born and grew up in Los Angeles the 2nd of 7 children. He has been married to his wife Machiko since 1982 and has 2 adult daughters. He was director of Horizon Galleries in Houston, TX before moving to Japan for 8 years where he discovered a love of teaching English, returning to California in 2000. He opened a thrift store in Lomita,Ca. to support projects for health and children in Africa
In 2010 while working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Los Angeles, USAforUNHCR, Patrick first learned of human trafficking in organs from field agents working in Africa. In 2012 he began leading the prevention subcommittee of the Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force. He has become a speaker, and activist, and organized a number of events such as two Youth Exploitation Safety Symposiums for the city of Long Beach, 2 Father-con conferences, and is currently working on the 2nd annual See It End It Film & Arts Festival.
He leads a demonstration against human trafficking every month in Long Beach as Men Standing Against Trafficking on a portion of the track commonly used by traffickers in Long Beach. He has presented workshops on the link between human trafficking and pornography. With prevention always the priority, Patrick approaches the prevention of human trafficking in the two areas of vulnerability and entitlement: the family especially through fathers and men, and culture through music, film and the arts.

Patrick is also the co-host of twitch.tv/seeitendit

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