Can you hear us? The untold narratives of Comfort women: oral narrations of Japanese military comfort women By In-hwan Park Kindle Edition Can you hear us? The untold narratives of Comfort women: oral narrations of Japanese military comfort women This book is a collection of oral narrations of Japanese military comfort women operated by The Commission on Verification and Support for the Victims of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Colonialism in Korea (South Korean Governmental Organization) The Commission acknowledges publication of “Can you hear us?:The untold narratives of Comfort women”, a collection of vivid oral narrations of twelve comfort women who returned to home miraculously after years of forced mobilization. This book also contains a testimony of acivic activist, who dedicated herself for a long time for the resolution of the impending issue of the requisition of Korean women for sexual slavery to the Japanese Imperial army. Do ah Kang : Remembering would only cause heartache. I washed away the past and cleansed my heart Aoo : I might be better off dead. Boo : Are you the only ones who had to endure the war? We hurt in the inmost part because of you. Coo : What a pity! I was always taken advantage of. Doo : It was because of the Japanese bastards. Eoo : I came back alive because my mother prayed for me. Foo : I couldn’t appeal to anyone, I cried and cried. Goo : I thought they were taking me to a factory for a job there. Hoo : I wanted to kill myself, without telling these to anyone. Ioo : I wish I could be born a woman again, so that I could fulfill my desire. Joo : I will buy you a cow with the money I make, working at a rubber factory. Koo : I was as good as a corpse. Narration of a human rights movement activist Kim, Moon sook, Chairwoman of “Busan Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan” We ought to get them back their dignity as human. We women must stop the war against us. Appendix Commission’s current status of processing victims as Japanese military comfort women Current status of Government support for the victims of Japanese military comfort women Chronology of major events related to Japanese military comfort women

And coerced to be sex slaves and beaten horrendously Believe their stories Show your support And fight for change Quote I absolutely had no idea of what will happen to me I never imagined that I would be shamed like that I was only 15 Imagine a 15 year old violated sexually day and night for years I cannot put that into words In hwan Park

Can you hear us? The untold narratives of Comfort women: oral narrations of Japanese military comfort women By In-hwan Park

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This book is a collection of oral narrations of Japanese military comfort women operated by The Commission on Verification and Support for the Victims of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Colonialism in Korea South Korean Governmental Organization The Commission acknowledges publication of Can you hear us The untold narratives of Comfort women.

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Historical accuracyTruly appreciate the painstaking work and research of the victims survivors and the men and women who will change the course of hidden war crimes history In hwan Park I got this book awhile ago at an NYC event What comfort women went through is extremely devastating and heartbreaking Their accounts here show their courage and strength However I was truly sickened from many of these interview questions that were blaming the victim in their diction and tone For instance Why didn t you just throw it away quietly Why in the world did you follow a stranger Were you not curious about where you were going Why didn t you try to run at first rather than trying later Let s stop the victim blaming These women were taken as little girls forcibly with deceit a collection of vivid oral narrations of twelve comfort women who returned to home miraculously after years of forced mobilization This book also contains a testimony of acivic activist who dedicated herself for a long time for the resolution of the impending issue of the requisition of Korean women for sexual slavery to the Japanese Imperial army Do ah Kang Remembering would only cause heartache I washed away the past and cleansed my heart Aoo I might be better off dead Boo Are you the only ones who had to endure the war We hurt in the inmost part because of you Coo What a pity I was always taken advantage of Doo It was because of the Japanese bastards Eoo I came back alive because my mother prayed for me Foo I couldn t appeal to anyone I cried and cried Goo I thought they were taking me to a factory for a job there Hoo I wanted to kill myself without telling these to anyone Ioo I wish I could be born a woman again so that I could fulfill my desire Joo I will buy you a cow with the money I make working at a rubber factory Koo I was as good as a corpse Narration of a human rights movement activist Kim Moon sook Chairwoman of Busan Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan We ought to get them back their dignity as human We women must stop the war against us Appendix Commission s current status of processing victims as Japanese military comfort women Current status of Government support for the victims of Japanese military comfort women Chronology of major events related to Japanese military comfort women Can you hear us The untold narratives of Comfort women oral narrations of Japanese military comfort women.