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Comfort Women Action for Redress & Education (CARE)

Los Angeles, CA, US • 20 - 49 Employees
City Government/Municipal Government

We are a California 501(c)(3) non-profit organization raising awareness of the "comfort women." During 1932-45, the Imperial Armed Forces of Japan operated a sexual slavery and human trafficking system throughout the Asia Pacific, euphemistically known as the "comfort women" system. The victims came from 13+ Asian and Western nations, an estimated 60,000 to 400,000 individuals. The Japanese military also unleashed sexual and gender-based violence during hostilities, such as at Nanking, Hong Kong, Java, and Manila. The "comfort women" system is the largest known institution of modern, state-sponsored sexual violence in armed conflict and one of the greatest unremedied injustices of WWII. The survivors' testimonies in the 1990s helped transform international law and policy mechanisms concerning conflict-related sexual violence. Today, an estimated 100 survivors from all the formerly occupied or colonized countries are remaining. They continue to seek an unequivocal apology and acknowledgement of legal responsibility from Japan's government.Our past campaigns include:[1] Unanimous passage of U.S. House Resolution 121 (2007);[2] Installation of the Glendale Peace Monument (see Koichi Mera et al. v. City of Glendale, CA); and[3] Inclusion of "comfort women" as an approved subject for California's public high school curriculum.We are led by Executive Director Phyllis Kim and collaborate with academics, educators, and advocates throughout the United States, South Korea, Japan, Germany, and the Philippines. Our Advisory Board:[1] Former Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA);[2] Former San Francisco Superior Court Judges Lillian Sing and Julie Tang;[3] Activist Kathy Nishimito Masaoka (Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress);[4] Mindy Kotler (Director, Asia Policy Point); and[5] Professor Alexis Dudden (U. Conn., History).Facebook: @comfortwomenactionInstagram: @comfortwomenactionTwitter: @comfortwomenLA