🔍 A new four-volume work, "A Comprehensive History of the Japanese Military 'Comfort Women' System," just hit shelves and was showcased at a symposium in Shanghai last week.
Authored by Professors Su Zhiliang and Chen Lifei, the 2.16 million-character series dives deep into one of WWII's darkest chapters: the forced sexual slavery of women by the Imperial Japanese Army. For many of us in South and Southeast Asia, this story isn't just in history booksit's part of our region's collective memory.
Here's why it matters:
- 🌏 Pan-Asia Research: Archives from China, South Korea, Japan, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Timor-Leste.
- 🗂 300+ Field Investigations: Over 30 years of on-the-ground interviews and investigations into survivor testimonies.
- 📚 Multilingual Sources: Chinese, Japanese, English, Korean and Dutch archives woven together for a full-picture account.
Speakers at the Shanghai event praised the book as a "major academic milestone" and a wake-up call about why confronting historical atrocities is key to our modern pursuit of justice and gender equality. ✊🙌
For young activists and history buffs across South and Southeast Asia, this monumental study is a reminder: understanding our past helps shape a fairer future. Ready to dive in? 📖✨
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