"Comfort Women" Column of Strength, Bronze memorial statue in Saint Mary's Square, San Francisco, United States.
The Column of Strength features three bronze figures representing Chinese, Korean, and Filipino women alongside an elderly woman resembling activist Kim Hak-Sun.
Between 1931 and 1945, the Imperial Japanese Army forced over 400,000 women from eleven Asian countries into sexual slavery during World War II.
The memorial serves as a platform for discussions about wartime sexual violence and advocates for justice for survivors of military sexual exploitation.
The monument stands 10 feet tall at the intersection of San Francisco's Chinatown and Financial District, offering daily public access.
The installation led to the dissolution of the sister-city relationship between San Francisco and Osaka following protests from Japanese officials in 2017.
GPS coordinates: 37.79181,-122.40449
Latest update: March 6, 2025 17:48
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