Home Forums Core Seminars East Asia Since 1800, Fall 2018 Session 2 - Jennifer Jung-Kim, 9/15 afternoon

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    This is an issue that have was able to make a lot of connnection when I was in the Philippines. I have been able to join them in their mobilizations at the Japanese embassy seeking their govenment recognition of the suffering of the comfort "lola" (grandma) and the just reparation for the survivors. One very controversial aspect was the appearance of some comfort gays/transgenders who were also exploited and prostituted by theJapanese imperial army in the Philippines during the IIWW.

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    Thank you Kim for sharing this link. I find this very helpfull in enriching the limited materials of my students on alternate curriculum. I also wanted to comment on the cultural context of the exceprt you shared from Lina Sue Park's "When my Name Was Keoko". As an Asian man myself it is very significant for us to value and be recognized for our names. Our names is tantamount to our honor especially among men. So to change the Korean name of the uncle to Japanese name would be euqal to surrendering your integrity and honor and without those, what's the meaning of their existence or manhood? 

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