ESJF intern Esmé Lee-Gardner participated in the 2022 International Youth Workshop on preserving the history of the Japanese military sexual slavery system hosted by the Machangjin Civil Assembly for Japanese Military Sexual Slaves. Representing ESJF, she was the only participant from the U.S. to attend the workshop. From Aug. 26–28, despite language barriers, the participants from Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and the U.S. engaged in discussions and presented ideas for fighting historical denialism and presented their resolutions in a press conference. Here’s part of Esmé’s reflection on the event:
Through this workshop, I was able to hear in-depth about Korean, Japanese, and Filipino youths’ experiences encountering the topic of “comfort women” in school, home, and society. I’m so thankful that this event presented an environment for us to discuss this issue with youths from different countries. … Although this event did not bring me hope for a major change in the near future, it did instill in me a determination to contribute to the continuation of the movement to preserve the true history of Japanese military sexual slavery victims.
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