"Remember Properly and Teach Correctly" ... Gyeongnam Office of Education Holds 4th Memorial Ceremony for Japanese Military Comfort Women Victims

Human Rights and Peace Sculpture 'Memory and Hope'

Education Will Preserve the Painful History

A memorial ceremony for the victims of the Japanese military sexual slavery was held in front of the human rights and peace sculpture "Memory and Hope" at the Gyeongnam Office of Education Building 2.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] On the 2nd, the Gyeongnam Office of Education held the fourth memorial ceremony for the victims of the Japanese military sexual slavery in front of the human rights and peace sculpture "Memory and Hope" at the second government building.

The "Memory and Hope" sculpture was installed on February 28, 2018, to restore the human rights and honor of the victims of the Japanese military sexual slavery and to help children develop a correct historical perspective, marking its 4th anniversary this year.

Superintendent Park Jong-hoon commemorated the 103rd anniversary of the March 1st Movement and the 4th anniversary of "Memory and Hope" by offering flowers and observing a moment of silence in front of the sculpture along with key officials to honor the spirits of the elderly victims.

Superintendent Park said, "Let us remember the courageous voices and actions of the grandmothers and work with a sense of mission to make education the greatest force in preserving our painful history," adding, "We will raise our children to be awakened democratic citizens with a strong sense of history and patriotism."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.