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“Thank you for remembering us.”
--Survivor Yong-Soo “Grandma” Lee (b.Korea, 1928)  

“The Guide reveals the huge amount of work that went into its creation: finding the primary sources; creating the timelines; and creating the prompts to guide students deeper into the sources and the events they reveal.  It's all very well done.”
—Uldis Kruze, Professor of History, University of San Francisco

“An innovative approach to inform the next generation of the tragedies that happened to real people many years before they were born. The author and contributors bring life to these sad memories while also examining this tragic history from historical bird’s eye view and looking towards the future.”
—Theresa Der-Lan Yeh, Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures, and research fellow of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, National Taiwan University​​

​“Comfort Women” History and Issues: Teacher Resource Guide, Third Edition
Author: Sung Sohn
Contributors: Christina Tang, Faye Kwan, Erin Hanlon, Carrie Seidler, Eric Mar, Steven Whyte & Ellen Wilson
          
The “comfort women” history is a long legacy of fighting for justice that resulted in the transnational movement for women’s human rights and empowerment. “Comfort Women” History and Issues: Teacher Resource Guide (3rd ed.) illuminates both the history of the Japanese military sex slavery system and the international effort to bring justice to the victims of these war crimes. Composed of a historical overview, primary and secondary source documents from the 1930s to modern times, and relevant lesson plans and activity sheets, the teachers’ edition is a comprehensive guide for educators seeking to teach about this sidelined atrocity. This third edition of “Comfort Women” History and Issues: Teacher Resource Guide is part of an ongoing effort to provide education on the history and issues surrounding Japanese military sexual slavery. It is comprised of five main parts:

1) the history of remembering and honoring “comfort women” through education and collective activism; 
2) reflections from a former member of the San Francisco Board of  Supervisors  Eric Mar, who proposed a resolution to install a memorial for “comfort women,” and from sculptor Steven Whyte, who designed the Women’s Column of Strength, co-written by gallery director, Ellen Wilson; 
3) primary source documents with background information; 
4) survivors’ testimonies from Korea, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, and the Netherlands; 
5) lesson plans, worksheets, and activity sheets.

Lesson plans were developed by Christina Tang, Faye Kwan, Erin Hanlon, and Carrie Seidler, active Bay Area history teachers who are committed to teaching the history of marginalized populations. Parents and educators developed activity sheets to reinforce and integrate learning. These supplemental materials include a back-to-back sheet of quick facts on military sex slaves and a map that can be used as a paper fortune teller origami activity and puzzles. Together with dedicated teachers, parents, and advocates, Education for Social Justice Foundation (ESJF) distributed “Comfort Women” History and Issues: Teacher Resource Guide in SFUSD in spring 2018.   

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    • About Us >
      • Social Justice Education
      • International Community Outreach >
        • Chiba Korean Elementary Middle School >
          • ESJF Student Art Competition
          • ESJF Statement: “After ‘Lack of Freedom of Expression?’” Shut Down to Suppress Freedom of Expression
          • Letter to Aichi Prefectural Triennale Promotion Office
        • Days for Girls International
    • Contact Us >
      • Workshop and Lecture Request
    • Blog
    • ESJF in the News
  • Topics
    • Countering Sexual & Gender-based Violence >
      • Military "Comfort Women" System >
        • International "Comfort Women" Day >
          • 30th Anniversary of Kim Hak-Soon Halmoni's public testimony >
            • Kim Hak-Soon Halmoni
        • 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 >
          • Sung Sohn's Essay with commentaries and statement
        • Wednesday Demonstration
        • Peace Statue >
          • UNESCO and the "Voices of the 'Comfort Women'" >
            • Timeline
            • 2021 Youth Artwork Competition >
              • Guidelines
              • Application
            • 2021 Young Adult Online Campaign >
              • Guidelines
              • Application
          • Reports and Papers on Sexual Violence & Slavery
      • Conflict-related SGBV in Tigray & Afghanistan
    • HISTORY and Issues Surrounding ASIAN DIASPORA in the United States
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    • Countering Sexual & Gender-based Violence: "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
        • San Francisco Local History >
          • Resolutions >
            • Resolution 158-25A1
          • Reflection and Chronology: Eric Mar
          • Reflection: Steven Whyte & Ellen Wilson
          • Chronology: Teaching "Comfort Women" History from the 1990s to Present
        • Photographs
      • Secondary Source Documents/ Further Resources: "Comfort Women" History and Issues >
        • Secondary Resource References
        • ESJF Statement on the South Korea Court’s ruling, April 21, 2021
        • ESJF Statement on the South Korea Court’s ruling, January 8, 2021
        • International Joint Statement, August 14, 2019
        • International Joint Statement, March 1, 2019
        • International Joint Statement, October 6, 2018
        • International Joint Statement, January 7, 2018
      • Historical Background
      • Survivors' Testimonies & Legacies >
        • Korea
        • China
        • Philippines
        • Indonesia
        • Japan
        • Netherlands
      • 2017 CA H-SS Framework >
        • Basic questions surrounding the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery System
      • 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"
        • A Global plague
        • Collective activism
        • Contemporary movements towards justice
        • Sexual and medical violence against Blacks
      • Worksheets
      • Activity Sheets
      • Map of Memorials in the United States
      • YouTube >
        • First Video Footage of Korean "Comfort Women": July, 2017
        • First Video Footage of Mass Murdered "Comfort Women": Feb. 2018
        • Justice for the victims of the Japanese military “comfort women” system
        • Animation Herstory
        • Life as a "Comfort Woman": Story of Kim Bok-Dong
        • Meet Estelita Dy: A Filipino "Comfort Woman" Survivor
        • 2015 "Comfort Women" Agreement and Victims' Reaction
        • 2018 International "Comfort Women" Day
      • 2017 Special Task Force Report on 2015 "Comfort Women" Agreement between S. Korea and Japan
    • HISTORY and Issues Surrounding ASIAN DIASPORA in the United States >
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        • Primary Source Documents: Medical Atrocities and Ethics
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