PEACE MONUMENT OF GLENDALE
ABOUT
The "comfort women", were young women and girls who were coerced or abducted into sexual slavery for the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. These women and girls remained in silence for almost half a century before coming forward to tell their story. The Glendale Peace Monument (2013), and many other such monuments and memorials around the world, have been constructed so that we may never forget the lessons from this dark segment of history.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
A few of many organizations around the world to get involved in.
Previously known as the Korean American Forum of California (KAFC), CARE, focuses on combating historical revisionism, advocacy, and education.
A grassroots organization based in San Francisco that established the Column of Peace, a memorial to the "comfort women" in 2017.
Established in 1990, the Korean Council organizes the Wednesday Demonstrations, weekly demonstrations outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, Korea, that remain the longest continuous demonstration in the world.