Yamaguchi yoshiko biography of barack obama
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Comfort women
WWII-era forced prostitutes for Japan
"Comfort woman" redirects here. For other uses, see Comfort Woman (disambiguation).
For the musical, see Comfort Women: A New Musical. For their depiction in the arts, see comfort women in the arts.
Comfort women were women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces in occupied countries and territories before and during World War II.[2][3][4][5] The term comfort women is a translation of the Japanese ianfu (慰安婦),[6] a euphemism that literally means "comforting, consoling woman".[7] During World War II, Japanese troops forced hundreds of thousands of women from Australia, Burma, China, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, East Timor, New Guinea and other countries into sexual enslavement for Japanese soldiers; however, the majority of the women were from Korea.[8] Many women died due to brutal mistreatment and sustained physical and emotional distress. After the war, Japan denied the existence of comfort women, refusing to provide an apology or appropriate restitution. After numerous demands for an apology and the revelation of official records showing the Japanese government's culpability, t
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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This celebration of Asian and Pacific cultures was originally established by President Carter in as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. In , Congress expanded the celebration to create Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, and President Obama updated the name in This month, the Library invites you to participate by checking out some of the incredible titles by Asian American and Pacific Islander authors in our collection—all of which are available online.
Iep Jāltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter by Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner
The first published book of poetry by a Marshallese author highlights the traumas of colonialism, racism, forced migration, nuclear testing, and climate change. Jetn̄il-Kijiner connects these themes and her work on the front lines of several activist movements to Marshallese daily life and tradition.
Culinary Fictions by Anita Mannur
When an immigrant mother in Jhumpa Lahiri'’'s first novel, The Namesake, combines Rice Krispies, Planters peanuts, onions, salt, lemon juice, and green chili peppers to create a dish similar to one found on Calcutta sidewalks, it evokes not only the character’s Americanization, but also h
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