‘Slaves not prostitutes’ program at center

The Island Now

The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County presents a special program, “Slaves, Not Prostitutes: Sexualized Slavery by the Japanese Military during WWII,” on Saturday, April 9, at 2 p.m. at HMTC, Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove.

Speakers include Kang II-chul, sexual slave Survivor (“comfort woman”), from the Korean “House of Sharing”, and the President of the “House of Sharing.”

Kang II-chul was kidnapped by Japanese soldiers when she was 16-years old and sent to two Japanese military bases in China. She was kept in complete isolation and repeatedly raped for two years until she was liberated by Korean partisans. She now lives at the “House of Sharing,” the home for the living comfort women in Seoul, South Korea.

In conjunction with “Slaves, Not Prostitutes: Sexualized Slavery by the Japanese Military during WW II,” there will be a special exhibit on the “Comfort Women,” on loan from the “House of Sharing.”

There is a suggested donation of $10. Seating is limited. To RSVP in advance, contact Lara Carignano at (516) 571-4040 or laracarignano@hmtcli.org.

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