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'Comfort women' memorial unveiled in San Francisco(2)

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2017-09-24 08:43Xinhua Editor: Mo Hong'e ECNS App Download
Korean comfort women survivor Yong-soo Lee(1st L) poses with a sculpture depicted Kim Haksoon, the first among the surviving comfort women to go public in front of television cameras about her story in August 1991, at St. Mary Square in San Francisco, the United States, on Sept. 22, 2017. Comfort Women Justice Coalition, a local grassroots advocacy group devoted to bring justice for the victims of Japanese military sexual slavery during the World War Two, unveiled a monument dedicated to the comfort women in San Francisco on Friday.(Xinhua/Ma Dan)

Korean "comfort women" survivor Yong-soo Lee(1st L) poses with a sculpture depicted Kim Haksoon, the first among the surviving "comfort women" to go public in front of television cameras about her story in August 1991, at St. Mary Square in San Francisco, the United States, on Sept. 22, 2017. Comfort Women Justice Coalition, a local grassroots advocacy group devoted to bring justice for the victims of Japanese military sexual slavery during the World War Two, unveiled a monument dedicated to the "comfort women" in San Francisco on Friday.(Xinhua/Ma Dan)

The unveiling of the "comfort women" memorial, the first in a major city in the United States, which also includes a sculpture of three girls -- Korean, Chinese and Filipino -- took place on the second anniversary of a resolution passed by San Francisco city and the county's legislative Board of Supervisors. Besides calling for putting up the memorial, the resolution aimed at raising public awareness against sex trafficking and all forms of sexual violence.

At the unveiling ceremony, Eric Mar, a former board member who initiated the process, choked back tears when he said that he has a 17-year-old daughter and that Lee's courage to stand up against sexual violence and historical crimes is an inspiration for people fighting for justice.

Mike Honda, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, who as the chief sponsor of a July 2007 House resolution urged Japan to acknowledge and accept responsibility for the sexual exploitation of "comfort women," joined elected officials at the event to greet Lee and denounce those who deny history.

The memorial is a gift from the "Comfort Women" Justice Coalition, or CWJC, a local grassroots advocacy group consisting of more than 30 multi-ethnic community organizations.

  

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