Japan’s World War II Orphans Tell Their Inspiring Tales Of Resilience And Recovery
Struggling To Rebuild
Motoki’s cousins were verbally and physically abusive to her and her little brother. Even while faced with adversity, she understood that her relatives were just struggling to rebuild like everyone else. The government didn’t offer any support, and she found comfort in the assistance offered by her relatives despite it all.
She told The Associated Press that telling her story was a painful process, but she decided to keep speaking out against what war orphans lived through. She explained that as children, they didn’t have a voice to speak up and let alone against the government. Decades later, intense shame prevented many from talking about their past experiences.
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