Chiao says NASA could follow the model used to begin work with the Russians in the early 1990s.

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A. from National Chiao Tung University and completing two years of military service, Shih joined computer maker Acer.

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"You dial 6069 and then you type what happened and where, " explains Rebecca Chiao, who co-founded HarassMap at the end of 2010.

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The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Leroy Chiao.

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Chiao says the community outreach program has already had a big impact.

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"We are trying to change the social attitude and make it completely unacceptable, " says Chiao, an American who moved to Egypt in 2004 to work for an NGO.

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