To: Mayor and Board of Supervisors of the City
& County of San Francisco
致:舊金山市長和市議會
San Francisco Bay Area Coalition to Commemorate thePacificWar (CCPW)
舊金山灣區聯盟紀念太平洋戰爭(CCPW)
Our
Organization, represented by the undersigned as authorized by our institutional
by-laws, firmly supports the installation of a memorial monument and a set of
commemorative statues to honor the defenders of freedom and the victims of the
Pacific War (1931-1945) in which 35 million perished and many more millions
enslaved. The commemoration shall remind
the general public of the tragic historic past and seek regional and global
peace and prosperity through collaboration and mutual respect.
我們堅決支持在舊金山市花園角廣場設立一個“慰安婦”紀念碑(及銅像),紀念在1931-1945期間,太平洋戰爭中被日軍從被佔領的國家中招募,綁架並被迫成為性奴隸而犧牲的二十萬年輕婦女,为自由捍衛而喪生的3500萬受害者。以此紀念碑提醒廣大市民悲慘過去的歷史,通過合作和相互尊重尋求地區和世界的和平與繁榮。
This Memorial statue od "Comfort Woman" in San Fracisco will honor those who victimized by Facist atrocity 70 years ago. It signifize the citizen of SF suport peace and justice for all. Thank you.