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The recent Vogue Korea article about grandmas and their beauty and hope has filled my heart so much!! So I decided to try illustrating it! All reference credit goes to Hyunwoo Min, the photographer of this beautiful series. Felt so so inspired by his photos. Comment if you’d like to see more of my interpretations of the photo series!

Vogue Korea article illustrating part 2! I love this peach(?) The lil dude had so much personality

Seo Hyun-ju's opinion article in The Korea Times briefly outlines the unresolved issues between the Japanese government and the former "comfort women". Namely, the article describes Japan's silence in recording the system in its history books and its refusal to offer an official apology or compensation. These are three of the seven demands (see below) that has brought the survivors before the Japanese Embassy every Wednesday for the last 20 years. Their 1000th protest will be on Wednesday, December 14th. Please come out to support these brave women and don't forget to swing by Cafe Anthracite where the House of Sharing International Outreach Team will be hosting a week-long multimedia art exhibition.

Seven Demands:

1. That the Japanese government admits to the compulsory drafting of Korean women as military sexual slavery by Japan. 

2. That an official apology be made for this. 

3. That all the atrocities be fully disclosed.

4. That a memorial be built for the victims.

5. That the survivors or their bereaved families be compensated.

6. That the facts and truths about Japan's military sexual slavery be taught in their history classes so that such inhumanities are not repeated.