The Apology - Meeting Grandma Gil
Clip: Season 31 Episode 16 | 4m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
We meet Grandma Gil.
We meet Grandma Gil who embarks on a two week long trip to Japan to protest the Japanese officials’ statement that it was necessary to have “comfort women” during the Japanese occupation.
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The Apology - Meeting Grandma Gil
Clip: Season 31 Episode 16 | 4m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
We meet Grandma Gil who embarks on a two week long trip to Japan to protest the Japanese officials’ statement that it was necessary to have “comfort women” during the Japanese occupation.
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The Apology - Asking the World to Participate
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Clip: S31 Ep16 | 2m 8s | Grandma Gil and hundreds of others stage their 1,119th protest at the Japanese Embassy. (2m 8s)
The Apology - Give Us Strength
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Clip: S31 Ep16 | 3m 45s | 1.5 million signatures are delivered to the United Nations. (3m 45s)
The Apology - Meeting Grandma Adela
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Clip: S31 Ep16 | 3m 52s | We meet a community of fellow survivors from the war who get together for companionship. (3m 52s)
The Apology - Meeting Grandma Cao
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Clip: S31 Ep16 | 3m 55s | In Grandma Cao’s village in China, we hear from villagers and author Zhang Shaun Bing. (3m 55s)
The Apology - The Power of Story, Part 1
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Clip: S31 Ep16 | 2m 26s | We learn more about Grandma Gil's activism. (2m 26s)
The Apology - The Power of Story, Part 2
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Clip: S31 Ep16 | 4m 3s | Grandma Gil tells her story in more detail to a group of Chinese women at a conference. (4m 3s)
Preview: S31 Ep16 | 2m 13s | Three former "comfort women" forced into sexual slavery during World War II speak out. (2m 13s)
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