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A Memorial to Comfort Women in San Francisco
Glendale is one of seven suburban communities with a statue memorializing the so-called "comfort women" abducted for use by Japanese soldiers during World War II. Now San Francisco may become the first major American city with a similar monument. But the proposal is creating international controversy.
By Warren Olney • • 26m ListenGlendale is one of seven suburban communities with a statue memorializing the so-called "comfort women" abducted for use by Japanese soldiers during World War II. Now San Francisco may become the first major American city with a similar monument. But the proposal is creating international controversy.
Also, LA Sheriff Jim McDonnell has re-opened county jails to federal immigration officials—as a matter of "public safety." Critics say it makes undocumented workers afraid to cooperate with local law enforcement—even in their own interests.
Photo: A statue commemorating the sexual slavery of women by the Japanese army in World War II was publicly unveiled in July 2013 in Glendale, California. (Melissa Wall)
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2 storiesFederal Immigration Agents Are Back in LA County Jails
Last May, the LA Board of Supervisors limited the access of federal immigration agents to County jails. Now, Sheriff Jim McDonnell says he's opened the jail up again . We asked the Sheriff and Board members to join our program; they haven't responded.
Read the story13 minMemorializing Victims of a Shameful Past
Three years ago, the statue of a Korean girl sitting next to an empty chair was erected in the City of Glendale. It's a memorial to the so-called "comfort women" abducted for the use of Japanese soldiers during World War II. Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to erect a similar statue there.
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