ISBN:
978-1-4422-7354-2
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978-1-4422-7355-9
Language:
English
Pages:
xxxvi, 108 pages :
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Illustrationen ;
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22 cm.
Edition:
Second edition
Series Statement:
Asian voices an Asia, pacific perspectives series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Keywords:
Henson, Maria Rosa / 1927-
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World War (1939-1945)
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Geschichte 1943-1945
;
Geschichte 1941-1945
;
Comfort women / Philippines / Biography
;
World War, 1939-1945 / Women / Philippines / Biography
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Prostitution / Philippines / History
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World War, 1939-1945 / Women / Atrocities
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World War, 1939-1945 / Atrocities / Asia
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Women / Philippines / Biography
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Frau
;
Geschichte
;
Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
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Militär.
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Prostitution.
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Zwang.
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Filipina.
;
Japaner.
;
Asien
;
Japan.
;
Philippinen.
;
Biografie
;
Autobiographies
;
Militär
;
Prostitution
;
Zwang
;
Filipina
;
Geschichte 1943-1945
;
Prostitution
;
Japaner
;
Geschichte 1941-1945
Abstract:
"In April 1943, fifteen-year-old Maria Rosa Henson was taken by Japanese soldiers occupying the Philippines and forced into prostitution as a 'comfort woman.' In this simply told yet powerfully moving autobiography, Rosa recalls her childhood as the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy landowner, her work for Huk guerrillas, her wartime ordeal, and her marriage to a rebel leader who left her to raise their children alone. Her triumph against all odds is embodied by her decision to go public with the secret she had held close for fifty years. Now in a second edition with a new introduction and foreword that bring the ongoing controversy over the comfort women to the present, this powerful memoir will be essential reading for all those concerned with violence against women"--Back cover
Description / Table of Contents:
My mother, Julia -- My childhood -- The war begins -- Comfort woman -- Pain and recovery -- My married life -- Single mother -- Going pubic
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