2015 "Calling for Peace"
KAN-WIN collaborated with the Korean American Association of Chicago and the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago to invite for the second time to Chicago Grandmother Kim Bok-Dong and the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan. The event on July 5, 2015 included a first-person account of Grandmother Kim’s experience of the “comfort women” system during World War II and a Q&A session with Yoon Mee-Hyang, the then-representative of the Korean Council.
2013 "Calling for Peace: Confronting The Legacy of 'comfort women'"
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KAN-WIN collaborated with Northeastern Illinois University on July 25, 2013 to organize a community forum titled Calling for Peace: Confronting the Legacy of “Comfort Women.” KAN-WIN invited Grandmother Kim Bok-Dong and the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan to this event to educate Chicagoans about the “comfort women” history. Grandmother Kim spoke about her experience of Japanese military sexual slavery and her activism to seek justice and to educate the next generation. The then-representative of the Korean Council, Yoon Mee-Hyang, provided historical background on the “comfort women” system. KAN-WIN community members were actively involved in organizing this event, including putting on a pung-mul performance to begin the program. |
