Testimonies from comfort women have detailed how the abuse they endured at the hands of the Japanese military left them with permanent physical disabilities. Some were not able to walk, while others were unable to bear children.
to a nearby city. Kelly Ahn, a member of the Atlanta Comfort Women Memorial Task Force, which spearheaded the memorial project, said there is constant pressure from the Japanese government to remove the statue.Helen Ho, a consultant and adviser to the Atlanta task force, told NBC Newsthat it was a gift that the initial plan to install the memorial statue at the museum did not go as planned.
We want to remember the victims so it doesn’t happen again and so we're all aware of what’s going on in terms of violence against women and sex trafficking and human trafficking. It's still a relevant issue.High school and college students have also joined the fight for justice for comfort women by forming their own groups to inform their peers and even contribute financially to survivors.
At Yale University, a comfort women student task force established in 2017 submitted proposals to install a memorial statue on campus and at a nearby church, though both were rejected.
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