Today is the anniversary of the end of WW2.
Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi visited Yasukuni shrine and it is
becoming a big hot topic now. Of course China and Korea are making a big
deal of it. By the way, I agree with his visiting Yasukuni shrine,
better to say I don't think he need to avoid doing.
I watched a TV drama based on the true story about the founder of Elizabeth Sanders Home, the late Mrs. Miki Sawada.
She
founded Elizabeth Sanders Home for half-blooded orphan children after
WW2, the Allied Occupation forces came to Japan. Japan was very very
poor at that time so many women sold sex to American servicemen for
survival. And many American servicemen raped Japanese women. So there
were many half-blooded children. At that time, half-blood were
discriminated terribly so many women despaired their half-blooded
children's future. Many of them repudiated their children and those
children died.
So Mrs. Sawada founded the orphan home for such
children. She grew up in a very rich family but managing the home
required much money so she relinquished her all property and rushed
around trying to raise funds. Many Japanese looked at them coldly, and
the Allied Occupation forces also do so calling those children
"American's embarrassment ".
During watching the drama, I couldn't stop crying.
I
always think I want to do activities to help poor children in the
world. Mrs. Sawada had very strong mind. I need to be more like her
