Author: Alexandrea Riddell

Interviewer: Aaron Myers

Korean Comfort Women were sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during WWII. The soldiers raped, beat, and tortured the women and once they were free their lives were never the same. Hidden until the 1990’s the women suffered in silence but now their suffering started a movement. With the Japanese government wavering in their statements and the supporters of women staying strong, the battle over recognition of the women has remained heated.

The War over Korean Comfort Women Decades After World War II

by Alexandrea Riddell