Unforgotten Song

EDA (1250 Broad Art Center), UCLA

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
4:00 PM (Pacific Time)

EDA – Broad Art Center, Rm 1250
UCLA

Gamin created "Unforgotten Song," a music and multi-media work, to commemorate the anguish of the 'Comfort Women,' local women enslaved throughout Japan-occupied East Asia, 1932-1945. Inspired by artist Chang-Jin Lee's recordings and exhibition, this tribute is intended to include all women who are and have been victims of sexual violence and exploitation. This performance consisted of newly-composed and improvised music, poetry, and visual art. 

At its heart, the concert transforms achieved songs sung by survivors into tales of resilience, courage, and strength in the face of suffering and injustice. In poignant irony, gamin's composition results in a beautiful yet heart-breaking paean not only for victims in the past but also for all women who are deeply suffering from injustice in the world. These songs of our strong and resilient Mothers and Grandmothers must be "unforgotten" to inspire succeeding generations of women and men.   

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Sponsor(s): Center for Korean Studies

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