Silenced No More: Voices of Comfort Women - Paperback

by Sylvia S. J. Yu Friedman (Author)

"Silenced No More: Voices of Comfort Women" weaves the unforgettable stories of the suffering voiceless with themes of forgiveness, reconciliation, and unflagging hope, together with the author's own investigative journey into a tapestry that will open your eyes to one of the largest human rights tragedies in the 20th century: hundreds of thousands of girls and women were trafficked into Imperial Japanese military sex slavery before and during World War II. This grave injustice was never dealt with at the end of World War II. The author, Friedman, argues that this little known historical atrocity against women must be exposed to encourage a grassroots reconciliation process to begin in Asia - for the healing of both the victims and perpetrators alike, as well as for the nations involved. Closure of the war wounds is urgently needed.Sylvia Yu Friedman is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, international speaker, and writer. She is the author of two books, Silenced No More: Voices of Comfort Women, the only journalistic account of historical Japanese military sex slavery during WWII, and Heart and Soul: The Life Story of Pastor Augustus Chao. A current affairs documentary producer, former TV anchor, and advisor to philanthropists, Sylvia was among the Top 100 Human Trafficking & Slavery Influence Leaders List in 2017 by Assent Compliance. She won the prestigious 2013 International Human Rights Press Award for her three-part documentary series on human trafficking in China, Hong Kong, and Thailand. After ten years of intensive research and interviewing elderly survivors, academics, lawyers and activists in different nations, Sylvia is considered a global expert on "comfort women" Japanese Imperial military sex slavery. She's been interviewed or featured on the BBC, CNN, SCMP, Globe and Mail, CGTN among others and covered widely in the Chinese media. Sylvia is a SheSource expert of the Women's Media Center, founded by Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem and is listed in a database of women experts who serve as a resource for journalists. Since 2005, Sylvia has managed and directed millions of dollars to major humanitarian portfolios impacting at least more than one million people. This work has given her access to many influential networks in different countries.Sylvia led a Hong Kong-based movement against human trafficking that involved more than 120 churches, NGOs, and organizations and later expanded to other nations like Malaysia, South Africa, and the U.S. Sylvia is married to Matthew Friedman, a leading global expert on slavery, the CEO of The Mekong Club, and former U.N. and U.S. diplomat. Together in the summer of 2016 they gave 113 presentations in 27 U.S. cities. Matthew is a producer of two award-winning films; he advised the film Sold (2014) executive produced by Emma Thompson.Silenced No More has been mentioned in CNN, SCMP, Time Out, the Globe and Mail, RTHK, Apple Daily, Creation TV, The Straits Times, AM730 newspaper & more.