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Fairfax County’s New Comfort Women Memorial Courts Controversy

By Tamara Treichel Fairfax, Virginia – A simple granite boulder flanked by two turquoise butterfly benches has been silently sitting on the grounds of Fairfax County’s government office. The boulder seems quite inconspicuous, perhaps even humble. But the boulder and benches bear a greater significance. It is a Comfort Women Memorial, dedicated to thousands of women, euphemistically called “Comfort Women,” …

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Asian America: April 2013

By Mary Tablante 1. Overcoming Odds First Asian American CEO of WBLOS ANGELES—Kevin Tsujihara, a third generation Japanese-American, officially took helm of Warner Brothers as CEO on March 1, making him the first Asian American leader of a major Hollywood studio. Tsujihara, 47, formerly ran the Warner Brother’s Home Entertainment department. He has been with the company for nearly two …

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