Several Events in San Francisco to Honor the “Comfort Women”
What: 1st Anniversary celebration of the “Comfort Women” Column of Strength in St. Mary’s Square. All activities are free and open to the public. When: 11am - 4:30pm, Saturday, September…
“Comfort Women” In the News around the world.
Comfort Women Display Unveiled at SF California State Building
By Laura Waxmann on September 6, 2018 1:00 am Julie Tang and Lillian Sing stood before 11 blown-up, black and white portraits of elderly women on display inside the California State Building…
Osaka Mayor lobbies SF Mayor London Breed about ‘Comfort Women’ statue
Reporter Heather Knight interviewed CWJC Co-Chairs about their continued fight for justice and the vandalism of the memorial. The controversial “Women’s Column of Strength” statue in Chinatown has now been in place…
Osaka’s Mayor once again making threats about the “Comfort Women” Memorial in San Francisco.
We came across the following tweet by Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura dated April 28th (translated from Japanese ). He tweeted " The Removal of Comfort Women Memorial Statue. The…
Sadness and Outrage: New ‘Comfort Women’ Memorial Removed in Manila Under Pressure from Japan
From: The Japan Times- MANILA – A new memorial dedicated to the Philippines “comfort women” forced into Japan’s military brothels before and during World War II was removed Friday night,…
Remembering Grandma Ahn, Jeom-soon
A beautiful and solemn gathering to remember Grandma Ahn, Jeom-soon in Glendale at the "Comfort Women" Glendale Peace Monument. Grandma Ahn passed away recently in Korea. Thank you everyone who…