This project, supported by THE ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL and THE LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL, honors the memory of 200,000 young women known as "Comfort Women" who were systematically exploited as sex slaves in asia during WWII, and increases awareness of sexual violence against women during wartime. The event was organized on an industrial scale, not seen before in modern history, and is the largest instance of human trafficking in the 20th century, yet it has gone largely unacknowledged.
Friday
46. Celebration - Finale
Friday August 15, 2008
The celebration ended with Won-Haeng's speech. He is a Buddhist priest and the Director at Nanumeh-Jip.
I am a New York City based visual artist, conducting research in Asia about the issue of sexual violence against women during wartime, and in particular the case of "Comfort Women." As part of the process of my research, I have traveled to Asia (Korea, Taiwan, Japan, China, Indonesia, Australia, and the Philippines) to meet these women survivors and a former Japanese soldier in order to know more about their particular histories. Subsequently, I have created artworks in the US and overseas based on the research, and am attempting to bring to light this instance of organized violence against women and to help restore the honor of those who lived through so much.
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