Union City, NJ, USA
A large metal butterfly sits on top of a stone on the north side of Liberty Plaza, commemorating the Comfort Women of World War II.
The plaque on the stone reads: “In memory of hundreds of thousands of women and girls from Korea, China, Taiwan, the Philippines, the Netherlands, and Indonesia who were forced into sexual slavery of the armed forces of imperial Japan before and during World War 2.”
On August 4th, 2014, the dedication ceremony took place. Two survivors came from Korea and reviewed how their life was during and after the war. “We’re here to recover our stolen honor and dignity, which had been stolen by the Japanese government, and we can do this now while we’re still alive.”
This Comfort Women memorial is one of four memorials dedicated to Comfort Women in NJ, located only miles apart in Fort Lee, Palisades Park, and Hackensack. Read more...
