![]() ![]() ![]() Her method was slowly forge trust with the women who had held their secrets in shame for so long. Given the limited work on documenting testimonies from the victims, then in their 70s and 80s, she obtained a Fulbright fellowship to pursue this work in 2001-2002. Galang is a Filipina American who first heard some of the stories of abuse from the elderly lolas (grandmothers) when she came to Manila in 1998 on a project for her TV production work. Galang’s work contributes importantly to the efforts of survivors to get an official state apology, reparations, and inclusion of the policy and practice into the education provided for the public for the benefit of future generations. ![]() ![]() That the institutionalized brothels of “comfort women” by the Japanese military involved kidnapping, rape, and effective slavery for more than 200,000 women and girls throughout the Pacific theater of the war only came to light in the 90’s is deeply disturbing. The stories themselves takes a lot out of the reader, but the healing effect of having them heard after 60 years of being buried in their souls was so uplifting the experience. This is a very moving account of the author’s collection of first-person stories of Filipina women who were subject to sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War 2. ![]()
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