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In April 1943, fifteen-year-old Maria Rosa María Rosa Luna Henson or "Lola Rosa" ("Grandma Rosa") (December 5, – August 18, ) was the first Filipina who made public in her story as a comfort woman (military sex slave) for the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War.

In April 1943, fifteen-year-old Maria In April , fifteen-year-old Maria Rosa Henson () was taken by Japanese soldiers occupying the Philippines and forced into prostitution as a "comfort woman.".

Addeddate: 2013-02-21 15:35:48 ; The life of Maria Rosa Henson or "Lola Rosa" classically depicts the cruelty of poverty and powerlessness. Yet, amidst the sadness of it all, Lola Rosa breaths courage. In her autobiography, Lola Rosa, survivor of Japanese war atrocity, leads the readers to visit her life through the book with her own illustrations and vivid descriptions of.

MANILA - Maria Rosa In this simply told yet powerfully moving autobiography, Rosa recalls her childhood as the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy landowner, her work for Huk guerrillas, her wartime ordeal, and her marriage to a rebel leader who left her to raise their children alone.

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In April , fifteen-year-old Maria Rosa Henson was taken by Japanese soldiers occupying the Philippines and forced into prostitution as a comfort woman.O In this simply told yet powerfully moving autobiography, Rosa recalls her childhood as the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy landowner, her work for Huk guerrillas, her wartime ordeal, and.

Maria Rosa Luna Henson was María Rosa Luna Henson or "Lola Rosa" was the first Filipina who made public her story as a comfort woman for the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War. Maria Rosa Luna Henson was born on December 5, She grew up in poverty in Pampanga with her single mother, Julia.

Comfort Woman: A Filipina's In this gripping autobiography, Ma. Rosa Henson recalls her childhood as the illegitimate daughter of a big landowner, her wartime ordeal and her decision to go public with a secret she had kept for fifty years.

Maria Rosa Henson, or Lola Author: Maria Rosa Henson Maria Rosa Luna Henson burst into the national consciousness in , when she broke half-a-century's silence to talk about her ordeal as a ‘comfort woman’ in a World War II rape camp. In April , then 15 year old Rosa was taken by Japanese soldiers and forced to render sexual services to the military.