Pictured above: Takashi Uemura greets Grandma Lee before his talk May 8 at UCLA co-sponsored by the Center for Korean Studies and the Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies. (Photo […]
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2 Former ‘Comfort Women’ Meet With White House Officials
Lee Ok-Seon (front left) and Kang Il-chul (front right) pose with Paulette Aniskoff (back left), the director of the Office of Public Engagement and another White House official during […]
‘Comfort Women’ Survivors Defend Glendale Memorial During L.A. Visit
by RUTH KIM It’s a scene both painful and inspiring at the same time—two halmeonis, including one with a head of sparse, white hair and holding a cane, speaking out for […]
‘Comfort Women’ Memorial in Virginia to be Unveiled Friday
by RUTH KIM A memorial paying tribute to the “comfort women” will be unveiled in a special ribbon-cutting ceremony in Fairfax, Virginia, on Friday, organizers announced. Installed at the Fairfax […]
