SexViolHist Bib: Society: Memorials: San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial

»The San Francisco Comfort Women memorial is a monument dedicated to comfort women before and during World War II. It is built in remembrance of the girls and women that were sexually enslaved by the Imperial Japanese Army through deceit, coercion, and brutal force. It is approximated that there were around 400,000 "comfort women" from Korea, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and other Asian countries. The site is located near the Saint Mary's Square, at the crossroads of San Francisco Chinatown and the Financial District. The statue "Comfort Women" Column of Strength, by sculptor Steven Whyte, is one of nine and the first sculpture placed in a major U.S. city to commemorate the comfort women.« -- More information: Wikipedia

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century, 21^st Century | II. Geographical Index: Asian History: Chinesese History, Japanese History, Philippine History | III. Topical Index: Types: Forced Prostitution: "Comfort Women" System; Wartime Sexual Violence: Asia-Pacific War

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Mirkinson, Judith. »Building the San Francisco Memorial: Why the Issue of the 'Comfort Women' is Still Relevant Today?« The Transnational Redress Movement for the Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery. Edited by Pyong G. Min.et al. Berlin 2020: 71-94.

II. Speaker Index