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Unfortunately, it is all but certain that this will be seized upon for purposes other than memorializing what these women went through.
Monument to comfort women dedicated in Virginia ? Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
"After a campaign and fundraising by Korean American activists, the government center of Fairfax County, Virginia, unveiled twin sculptures of butterflies and a plaque in honor of so-called comfort womenthe up to 200,000 women from Korea and elsewhere forced into brothels for imperial Japans soldiers.
On a green knoll on the government buildings sprawling lawn, supporters released butterflies and sang the Korean folk anthem Arirang.
A dancer in Korean costume cried as she glided around the plaque, which calls for eternal peace and justice for comfort women.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, in a proclamation, said the monument will serve as a lasting reminder and an affirmation to the world that all crimes against humanity, such as human trafficking, will not be condoned or tolerated.
Former comfort woman Kang Il-Chul, 87, flew in from South Korea to thank the crowd, saying she would share news of the monument to the dwindling number of remaining survivors."
Monument to comfort women dedicated in Virginia ? Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
"After a campaign and fundraising by Korean American activists, the government center of Fairfax County, Virginia, unveiled twin sculptures of butterflies and a plaque in honor of so-called comfort womenthe up to 200,000 women from Korea and elsewhere forced into brothels for imperial Japans soldiers.
On a green knoll on the government buildings sprawling lawn, supporters released butterflies and sang the Korean folk anthem Arirang.
A dancer in Korean costume cried as she glided around the plaque, which calls for eternal peace and justice for comfort women.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, in a proclamation, said the monument will serve as a lasting reminder and an affirmation to the world that all crimes against humanity, such as human trafficking, will not be condoned or tolerated.
Former comfort woman Kang Il-Chul, 87, flew in from South Korea to thank the crowd, saying she would share news of the monument to the dwindling number of remaining survivors."
