A Song of Korean Factory Girls (2024)
• August 7th, 2024 • 1h 24min
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Overview
During the Japanese colonial period, 22 Korean female workers were forced to work in a spinning mill in Osaka across the sea to support their families. Despite facing discrimination and violence, their testimonies and life-affirming songs of victory have endured.
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