South Korean movements against militarized sexual labor
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The suffering that many South Korean women experienced under the Japanese military's sexual slavery (chongsindae) practices has been properly noted not only in South Korea but in other nations as well. The chongsindae movement (CM), however, was preceded by a similar group, the kijich'on movement (KM). KM was formed in the mid-1980s to recognize and publicize the plight of Korean prostitutes servicing American soldiers in the US military camptown, or kijich'on. A comparison of the two movements' ideology, leadership, and organization is presented to provide a rationale for CM's success in making the 'military comfort women' a universal women's rights concern, even as KM has remained localized and less recognized as a group.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1999
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The Korean "comfort women."
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The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Sexual Slavery by Japan (KCWS) is responsible for pressuring the Japanese government to admit that it had forced Korean women from poor families to become 'comfort women' for Japanese troops between 1937 and 1945. The issue, which started as a compensation issue and escalated into a human rights issue when the UN condemned the long-term institutionalization of female sexual labor, continues to bring tension between the two countries in light of the Japanese government's refusal to compensate the female victims.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1996
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South Korean anti-Americanism: a comparative perspective
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The demographics of anti-American attitude of South Koreans is analyzed from public opinion survey data of the early 1990s. Results indicate that anti-Americanism is still pronounced during the period. It is highly observed among the educated, the youth, college students and residents of Cholla region. Reasons for such attitude include the alleged participation to the Kwangju massacre and relationship with authoritarian and repressive governments. Korean anti-Americanism is similar with that in Central American and Southeast Asian.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1996
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