http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_220_Comfort_Woman.mp3 The Japanese government still denies it forced women into sexual slavery during World War II. One so-called "comfort woman" tells her story. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_220_Comfort_Woman.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_220_Comfort_Woman.mp3 <h4>Comfort Woman</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/03613c247606e56b9700b67fbb4f3b27" alt="Comfort women" height="100" width="100" />'Comfort women' after WWII</p><p>When 16-year-old Ok Sun Kim was kidnapped from her home in Korea in 1938, she could not have dreamed she was heading into 7 years of sexual enslavement. </p><p>One of an estimated 50,000-200,000 so-called 'comfort women' who serviced the Japanese Army during World War II, Ms. Kim still bears the physical and emotional scars of  accommodating 50-60 men a day. <br /></p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/f19f216339d0c73f66a2872b30503eb4" alt="Ms. Kim" height="100" width="100" />Ok Sun Kim</p><p>Even now at 84 years old, Ms. Kim -- along with other survivors -- is fighting for an official apology from the Japanese government, and an acknowledgment of its role in the enterprise.</p><ul><li>Learn more about <a href="http://www.womenandwar.net/english/menu_01.php" target="_self">'comfort women'</a></li><li>See <a href="http://www.comfort-women.org/v2/photos.html" target="_self">pictures</a> of the women during and after the war</li></ul><a title="Add To This Story" class="addbtn" href="resolveuid/cc2a8297b6c0d5c86538f03c46448d35" target="_self">Add to story</a><a><br /></a><h4>YOUR STORY - PAM ROCK</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/a1308d2b9739e84866de524ab0e66102" alt="Pam Rock writes home" />Pam Rock writing letters home to friends from Guatemala</p><p>Thousands of young Americans make their first foreign trip as a part of the Peace Corps volunteer program. Pam Rock signed up because she was interested in working in a developing country and sharing ideas on nutrition and women's health. Pam was also living in Florida and eager to improve her Spanish. <br /></p><p>But for Pam, the Peace Corps experience was not a lot of fun, even months into her time abroad. Then, one day, she read something that changed her perspective, not only of her time in the Peace Corps, but for her whole life.</p><ul><li>Read <a title="Pam's Letter" href="resolveuid/328ac5aacca45ebd218d0d78eaf2d3ca" target="_self">the letter Pam wrote home</a> about 'expectations'<br /></li></ul><a title="Add To This Story" class="addbtn" href="resolveuid/cc2a8297b6c0d5c86538f03c46448d35" target="_self">Add to story</a><br /> comfort woman japan korea Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:00:00