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LA City Council recognizes sex slavery victim’s effort to raise awareness

March 23, 2016
(Korea Times / Park Sang-hyuk)

Lee Yong-soo, second from right, the 88-year-old South Korean victim of Japan’s wartime sex slavery, receives an award from Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu, middle, and Councilwoman Nury Martinez, right, Tuesday, in recognition of her efforts to raise international awareness about the atrocity. (Korea Times / Park Sang-hyuk)

LOS ANGELES — An elderly South Korean victim of Japan’s wartime sex slavery received an award from the Los Angeles City Council in recognition of her efforts to raise international awareness about the atrocity.

The council presented the 88-year-old victim, Lee Yong-soo, with the award on Tuesday to honor her efforts to raise awareness of the sex slavery and to promote women’s rights.

LA’s first Korean American City Councilman David Ryu said although the painful past cannot be erased, it was a privilege for him to personally present her with an award.

Lee also received a special award from the California state Senate last week.

One Comment

  1. Moguro Fukuz

    April 26, 2016 at 12:18 PM

    Koreans are pathological liars. They tell lies 24/7/365.
    False Accusations of Comfort Women
    http://www.howitzer.jp/korea/page03.html

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