• The voices that rolled inside bodies – Emily Jungmin Yoon’s collection of poems A Cruelty Special to Our Species
    The voices that rolled inside bodies – Emily Jungmin Yoon’s collection of poems A Cruelty Special to Our Species

    Similar to what the researchers considered in the fourth collection of testimonies, the line placement and long pauses in Emily Jungmin Yoon’s poems would be the mimesis for the testifiers’ persistent pain, long silence, faltering, and hesitation that are manifested through poetic deviation.

    Lee Hye-ryoung 2021.12.17

  •  The rooms of the surviving “Comfort Women” - Kang Il-chul’s room
    The rooms of the surviving “Comfort Women” - Kang Il-chul’s room

    What kind of everyday life do the surviving “Comfort Women” victims residing in the <House of Sharing> leads? <Kyeol> the Webzine has arranged an essay series to look at daily life of those who live at the <House of Sharing>, centering upon the space of the “room.” The fourth protagonist is Kang Il-chul.

    Kim Dae-wol 2021.04.20

  • The rooms of the surviving “Comfort Women” - Park Ok-sun’s room
    The rooms of the surviving “Comfort Women” - Park Ok-sun’s room

    Upon Park Ok-sun's return to South Korea, she moved back and forth between her younger brother's house and her nephew's house in Seoul, and eventually was admitted to <House of Sharing> in 2002.

    Kim Dae-wol 2020.12.08

  • People's Tribunal for Women in Guatemala - The story of women from the other side of the globe who inherited each other's pain
    People's Tribunal for Women in Guatemala - The story of women from the other side of the globe who inherited each other's pain

    The Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on the Trial of Japan's Military Sexual Slavery in 2000 (hereinafter the ‘Women's International War Crimes Tribunal 2000’), which was hosted in Tokyo, Japan from December 8 to 12, 2000, was a people’s tribunal[1] that held the Japanese government – the perpetrating state - and Emperor Hirohito responsible for war crimes. It was viewed as the most appropriate alternative plan devised at a time when it was no longer feasible to hold a legally effective international court with any cooperation from the Japanese government. 

    Sim A-jeong 2020.12.07

  • The “comfort women” victims – Unsung heroes who came forward to fight for justice
    The “comfort women” victims – Unsung heroes who came forward to fight for justice

    Marking the 20th anniversary of the ‘Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan's Military Sexual Slavery in 2000’ 

    Yang Mi-gang 2020.12.03

  • The Story of Bae Bong-gi – “We luckily managed to survive amid that war.”
    The Story of Bae Bong-gi – “We luckily managed to survive amid that war.”

    In her book <The House with a Red Tile Roof - The Story of Korean Women Who Became the Japanese Military "Comfort Women"> which was translated into Korean in 2014, Kawata Fumiko vividly yet calmly unraveled the testimony of Bae Bong-gi, one of the Korean "Comfort Women" who was taken to Okinawa. Based on the testimonies and data collected from Okinawa residents, Japanese soldiers, as well as Bae Bong-gi, this article describes the detailed circumstances experienced by Bae Bong-gi and the “Comfort Women” surrounding the U.S. military’s air raids that took place on the Kerama Islands, Okinawa.

    Kawata Fumiko (川田文子) 2020.11.17

  • The rooms of the surviving “Comfort Women” – Songnisan Lee Ok-sun's room
    The rooms of the surviving “Comfort Women” – Songnisan Lee Ok-sun's room

    Songnisan Grandmother had anticipated that she would live in Songnisan for the rest of her life but ended up coming to the &lt;House of Sharing&gt; in the fall of 2018 after having knee surgery which made it difficult for her to easily move around.

    Kim Dae-wol 2020.10.07

  • The story of Song Shin-do – “We have not the slightest idea of what a person thinks inside.”
    The story of Song Shin-do – “We have not the slightest idea of what a person thinks inside.”

    This article is about the story of Song Shin-do remembered by Kawata Fumiko, who connected Song Shin-do to the ‘”Comfort Women” 110 Report Call Executive Committee’.

    Kawata Fumiko (川田文子) 2020.09.14

  • The rooms of the surviving “Comfort Women” - Lee Ok-sun’s room
    The rooms of the surviving “Comfort Women” - Lee Ok-sun’s room

    The traces and history of the surviving “Comfort Women” fill all corners of the <House of Sharing> but are most visible inside the rooms of the surviving “Comfort Women”.

    Kim Dae-wol 2020.07.22

  • Remembering Bae Bong-ki
    Remembering Bae Bong-ki

    she said, with tears streaming down her cheeks, when a Japanese journalist suggested they go back and visit her old home together. Away for so long from her hometown in South Chungcheong Province – a place which she could now only dream about.

    Park-Kim Wooki (朴金優綺) 2019.03.09

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