Remembering Asian America: Unearthing Hidden Histories to Build Solidarity & Diasporic Power
October 10, 2025
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Dear Friend,
Join us next Thursday, October 30 at 11am PT/2pm ET for “Remembering Asian America: Unearthing Hidden Histories to Build Solidarity & Diasporic Power,” a virtual panel hosted by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) Los Angeles.
WCDMZ Executive Director Cathi Choi will be joined by AAPI Women Lead’s Executive Director Dr. Connie Wun and UMD Asian American Studies Director Dr. Janelle Wong for a cross-regional dialogue on the importance of remembering the origins of Asian America and how communities are recontextualizing those histories to build power in solidarity. RSVP here.
📣 Grassroots Teach-In on Historic Lawsuit for Justice
On October 9, the Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network hosted a teach-in on the recent landmark lawsuit filed by a group of 117 South Korean women against the U.S. military for sex trafficking, sexual abuse, and human rights violations. The lawsuit intends to hold the U.S. military accountable for its role in managing networks of prostitution around bases in South Korea. Lawsuit organizers highlight human rights abuses against Korean women at bars and brothels catering to U.S. military personnel and at detention centers where women would be forcibly treated for sexually transmitted diseases with penicillin administration in harmful and deadly amounts. Read more here.
Stay tuned for a future webinar featuring lawsuit organizers, civil society advocates, and more. In the meantime, please share the following with your networks: Call for Veteran Outreach: Korean Women File Landmark Suit Over Sex Trafficking and Human Rights Violations Against the U.S. Military
📚 New readings and publications
Women’s Rights Under the Division System Report: Multi-Media Zine
Women Cross DMZ partnered with Tiny Tech Zines to create a multi-media zine version of our Women’s Rights Under the Division System report (March 2025), which sheds light on the overlooked impacts of Korea’s division and the militarization of the peninsula on women. This zine focuses on the experiences of the women central to the report, highlighting the women’s testimony with archival media and ephemera.
Challenging Militarism: Feminist Lessons from Korea
WCDMZ Executive Director Cathi Choi writes on how U.S. militarism impacts women everywhere and what we can learn from those challenging the violence of military occupation, authoritarianism, and state repression. “Korean women have offered examples of challenging militarism, confronting patriarchy, and building transnational solidarity,” Cathi writes. “Feminists all across the globe can follow suit. We must build stronger transnational coalitions to end forever wars; increase public awareness of militarism’s impact on our lives; and redefine security through the lens of safety, dignity, and well-being.”
🗣️ Community Report-Back
Last Saturday, Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network members joined No Kings protests across the country, from Seattle, Washington, to Delaware. Members in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, rallied with Representative Sarah McBride (Delaware-at-large) (bottom left) and Delaware Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (top right).
Warmly,
Women Cross DMZ