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08/16/2025

QR Code for the exhibition on PACIFIC WAR IN STAMPS

08/15/2025

BC ALPHA will present an exhibition titled “Pacific War in Stamps” at this commemorative event to be held on August 17, 2025 from 11 am to 3 pm at Sunset Beach

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Side by side, kite by kite.

Join us in honouring the 80th anniversary of the .

Help us fill the sky with colour by flying a kite on August 17 at Sunset Beach in Vancouver, BC.

Visit our website to learn more about the end of the Second World War: https://ow.ly/Ow4i50WCYMC

11/06/2024

A documentary on "731" filmed and produced by a Canadian Journalist, Paul Johnson is going to be available in parts on YouTube for free over the coming months.

731 Part One - A Mysterious disease shows up in wartime China
Plague suddenly hits a village in central China during the Japanese occupation. Many die and villagers are mystified when Japanese troops take a sudden interest in the spread of the disease. Years later they learn they were part of the biggest Bio Weapons experiment the world has even seen. An excerpt from the feature doc. film "731."

Here's the link to the first part:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkTYJiKQHqQ

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02/19/2024

CARE is partnering with the Museum of Social Justice (115 Paseo de la Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90012. https://www.museumofsocialjustice.org/) to present an exhibition

"Comfort Women" Then and Now: Who They Were and Why We Should Remember Them

11/24/2023

Good News: Grandmas' Legal Victory in Korean Court!

On Thursday, November 23, 2023 (Local Time), the Seoul High Court ruled in favor of the 16 "comfort women" victims' claims against the Japanese government filed in 2016.

In its reversal of the lower court decision based on sovereign immunity (a legal doctrine that allows a state to be exempt from a civil suit in foreign courts) in 2021, the Seoul High Court recognized the jurisdiction of South Korean courts over the Japanese government as a defendant because the plaintiffs live in South Korea, where they're seeking compensation over the acts that are deemed "unlawful" under its civil law, and "it is reasonable to consider that there is a common international law which does not recognize state immunity for an illegal act... regardless of whether the act was a sovereign act."

A 95-year old survivor activist Yong-soo Lee expressed deep gratitude and joy when she heard the ruling at the court. She said, "I'm grateful. I'm really grateful," adding that she wished she was able to share the news and gratitude with some other victims who had passed away.

The Japanese government continued to deny its responsibility. Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said in a statement that the judgment is "extremely regrettable and absolutely unacceptable."

This is a victory; however, one must remember that this court ruling fulfills only one out of six international standards set out by the UN to resolve the issue of military s*xual slavery by Japan. The Japanese government must adhere to these recommendations before all victims pass away and lose the opportunity to finally resolve the issue.

You may see news report from Reuters, search headline: "South Korea court orders Japan to compensate 'comfort women', reverses earlier ruling"

11/24/2023

Good News 1. Grandmas' Legal Victory in Korean Court!

On Thursday, November 23, 2023 (Local Time), the Seoul High Court ruled in favor of the 16 "comfort women" victims' claims against the Japanese government filed in 2016.

In its reversal of the lower court decision based on sovereign immunity (a legal doctrine that allows a state to be exempt from a civil suit in foreign courts) in 2021, the Seoul High Court recognized the jurisdiction of South Korean courts over the Japanese government as a defendant because the plaintiffs live in South Korea, where they're seeking compensation over the acts that are deemed "unlawful" under its civil law, and "it is reasonable to consider that there is a common international law which does not recognize state immunity for an illegal act... regardless of whether the act was a sovereign act."

A 95-year old survivor activist Yong-soo Lee expressed deep gratitude and joy when she heard the ruling at the court. She said, "I'm grateful. I'm really grateful," adding that she wished she was able to share the news and gratitude with some other victims who had passed away.

The Japanese government continued to deny its responsibility. Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said in a statement that the judgment is "extremely regrettable and absolutely unacceptable."

This is a victory; however, one must remember that this court ruling fulfills only one out of six international standards set out by the UN to resolve the issue of military s*xual slavery by Japan. The Japanese government must adhere to these recommendations before all victims pass away and lose the opportunity to finally resolve the issue.

A South Korean appellate court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate a group of 16 women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels, overturning a lower court ruling that dismissed the case and prompting a stern protest from Tokyo.

06/19/2023

https://youtu.be/0_UY4poWYJM
Electromagnetic Print is proud to announce the international release of:

“The Linguist’s Family ~ Toraja in the Dutch East Indies, prisoners of wartime Japan, and the Republic of Indonesia”
by Peter van der Veen and Marjolein van der Veen

Dr. Hendrik van der Veen raised his family in rural Tana Toraja. Working on a dictionary and Bible translation for the Dutch Bible Society, 1916-1956, this family history tells of Toraja life, colonial conflict, internment by Japan in WWII, and the national revolution leading to Indonesian independence. Here is an atypical Dutch family - allied with Indonesian independence; an essential chapter of the Asia¬ Pacific War; and one era in global decolonization.

BC ALPHA is the sponsor of the publication of this remarkable book. Thekla Lit, President of BC ALPHA gave speech at the book launches of the book on June 3, 2023 at Village Books in Bellingham and on June 7, 2023 at Nation Education College in Vancouver respectively.

Electromagnetic Print is proud to announce the international release of: “The Linguist’s Family ~ Toraja in the Dutch East Indies, prisoners of wartime Japa...

06/12/2023

BC ALPHA is proud to be the sponsor for the publication of this remarkable book.

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06/08/2023

Around 60 people gathered in front of the Peace Monument in Glendale on Saturday to pray for the souls of the recently passed Grandmas (former Japan's military s*x slaves), as well as to wish for the healthy and long life of the remaining Grandmas.
The 11 Korean, 5 Filipino, 2 Chinese and 1 Taiwanese Grandmas and others who recently passed away and during the pandemic are remembered.

Around 60 people gathered in front of the Peace Monument in Glendale on Saturday to pray for the souls of the recently passed Grandmas, as well as to wish for the healthy and long life of the remai…

04/25/2023

CARE condemns South Korean President Yoon’s betrayal of “Comfort Women” and Forced Labor Victims. https://comfortwomenaction.org/2023/04/25/we-condemn-south-korean-president-yoons-betrayal-of-comfort-women-and-forced-labor-victims/