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Grandma Yongsoo Lee's statement March 22, 2016
I am deeply honored and humbled to be recognized by Los Angeles City Council today. I believe I am receiving this recognition on behalf of those victims who passed away without seeing justice and those who are living in countries outside of Korea, such as China, Taiwan, The Philippines, Myanmar, and elsewhere.
I am very proud and happy to see the first Korean American City Councilman David Ryu is working hard to make this world a better place for all of us. I am thankful for the vibrant and thriving Korean American community in Los Angeles that has been working with us tirelessly to set the history straight and bring justice to all of the Grandmas.
As I heard on the news this morning that the Japanese government and the South Korean government are planning to remove the Peace Monument in Seoul soon and set up a Foundation, as agreed upon in the deal struck in December 2015.
I am heartbroken and enraged that the government of Japan is still making every efforts to erase history and cover up its crime against hundreds of thousands of victims like myself.
Money is not what we want. The grandmas have been demanding 7 things to resolve this issue for the last 25 years – 1. Full acknowledgement of the military sexual slavery, 2. Complete and thorough investigation, 3. Formal apology from the Diet of Japan, 4. Legal reparations, 5. Prosecution of the criminals, 6. Full and ongoing education 7. Building memorials.
Japan must build its own Peace Monument in Downtown Tokyo so that everyone who pass by can see and remember what their ancestors did to us. If Japanese government isn¡¯t up to own up the history, the rest of the world is.
Today, I ask City Councilman David Ryu and the City Council of Los Angeles to build a memorial of the victims in Los Angeles. It will be a symbol of strong commitment for human rights and women¡¯s rights Los Angeles has, and a great way of education and remembrance, so that the public and our young generation will never repeat the same mistake.
Thank you very much, Councilman David Ryu and Los Angeles City Council, for being a champion of women¡¯s rights. Thank you for standing with us.