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Yong-Soo 'Grandma' Lee's Demand

8/5/2017

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ESJF Visits Chiba Korean Elementary and Middle School

8/1/2017

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Since 1972, Korean schools in Japan have been holding annual student art exhibitions with other Japanese schools. Despite long-existing racial discrimination in Japan, these art exhibitions have provided meaningful opportunities for Korean descendants living in Japan and native Japanese citizens to increase mutual respect and understanding. Students’ entries that receive awards from the judges get to be in the exhibition.

​In December 2016, the 45th Student Art Exhibition was held in Chiba, Japan. Chiba Korean Elementary Middle School has been organizing the student art exhibition since 2014.

Chiba Mayor Toshihito Kumagai, who attended the exhibition, spotted two pieces of artwork by high school students of Korean ancestry from Kanagawa Middle and High School. These pieces had received gold awards, the highest honor possible, and each had a narrative explaining the piece. Student Yun-Soo Jo’s artwork expressed her opposition to the 2015 “comfort women” agreement between the Republic of Korea and Japan, while student Ae-Hyang Kang’s piece expressed sympathy for the victims and survivors of Japanese military sexual slavery. Because these two pieces of student artwork expressed objection to the Japanese government’s position regarding “comfort women” issues, Mayor Kumagai announced on April 27, 2017 his decision to cut the funding of 500,000 JYP (around 4,757 USD in 2017) to Chiba Korean Elementary Middle School, which had organized the exhibition with that fund.  

​In response to this injustice, the principal, Yu-sop Kim, said, “It’s wrong to repress the students’ freedom of expression and to bring politics to interfere with education.” In May 2017, Mayor Kumagai won re-election to a third four-year term. 

Education for Social Justice Foundation (ESJF) raised a fund of 5,000 USD to make up for the lost funding. In December 2017, the Korean schools held yet another successful student art exhibition. Instead of dampening the “comfort women” movement, the controversial 2015 agreement and the 2017 Special Task Force report ultimately fueled the movement and made organizers and citizens alike realize the importance and urgency of their work.

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  • Home
    • About Us >
      • About Chiba Korean Elementary Middle School >
        • Student Art Exchange Program between Chiba and S.F.
        • ESJF Statement: “After ‘Lack of Freedom of Expression?’” Shut Down to Suppress Freedom of Expression
        • Letter to Aichi Prefectural Triennale Promotion Office
    • Contact Us >
      • Workshop and Lecture Request
    • Blog
    • ESJF in the News
  • Topics
    • "Comfort Women" History and Issues >
      • 2000 Women’s International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan’s Military Sexual Slavery
      • 2015 "Comfort Women" Agreement
      • Historic Lawsuits related to Japanese military sexual slavery before and during WWII
    • HISTORY and Issues Surrounding THE ASIAN DIASPORA in the United States
    • Medical Atrocities and Ethics
  • Educator Resources
    • "Comfort Women" History and Issues >
      • Primary Source Documents: "Comfort Women" History and Issues >
        • Concerning the Recruitment of Women for Military Comfort Stations
        • Psychological Warfare Interrogation Report No. 49
        • Psychological Warfare Interrogation Bulletin No. 2
        • SEATIC Psychological Warfare Bulletin No. 182
        • G-3 Daily Dairy
        • C.B.I. Roundup
        • Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) No. 470
        • Research Report No. 120: Amenities in the Japanese Armed Forces
        • Photographs
        • San Francisco Local History >
          • Reflection and Chronology: Eric Mar
          • Reflection: Steven Whyte & Ellen Wilson
          • Chronology: Teaching "Comfort Women" History from the 1990s to Present
      • Secondary Source Documents/ Further Resources: "Comfort Women" History and Issues >
        • Secondary Resource References
        • International Joint Statement, January 7, 2018
        • International Joint Statement, October 6, 2018
        • International Joint Statement, March 1, 2019
        • International Joint Statement, August 14, 2019
        • ESJF Statement on the South Korea Court’s ruling, January 8, 2021
      • Historical Background
      • Victims' Testimonies >
        • Korea
        • China
        • Philippines
        • Indonesia
        • Netherlands
        • Japan
      • 2017 CA H-SS Framework >
        • Basic questions surrounding the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery
      • Lesson Plans: "Comfort Women" History and Issues >
        • ​Reality and trauma of military sexual slavery
        • Denial of legal and historical responsibility
        • ​Remembering and honoring "comfort women"
        • Sex trafficking
        • Collective activism
        • Contemporary movements towards justice
        • Sexual and medical violence against Blacks
      • Worksheets
      • Activity Sheets
      • Map of Memorials in the United States
      • Peace Girl Statue
      • 2017 Special Task Force Report on 2015 "Comfort Women" Agreement between S. Korea and Japan
      • YouTube >
        • First Video Footage of Korean "Comfort Women": July, 2017
        • First Video Footage of Mass Murdered "Comfort Women": Feb. 2018
        • Animation Herstory
        • Justice for the victims of the Japanese military “comfort women” system
        • Life as a "Comfort Woman": Story of Kim Bok-Dong
        • Meet Estelita Dy: A Filipino "Comfort Woman" Survivor
        • Wednesday Rally
        • 2015 "Comfort Women" Agreement and Victims' Reaction
        • 2018 International "Comfort Women" Day
    • Medical Atrocities and Ethics >
      • Asia >
        • Video Footage for Classroom
        • Primary Source Documents: Medical Atrocities and Ethics
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        • How to Order
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    • Medical Atrocities and Ethics >
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