Maria rosa henson autobiography for kids
Maria rosa henson autobiography for kids
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Rosa Henson
Filipina writer
Rosa Henson | |
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Henson in March 1996 | |
| Born | December 5, 1927 |
| Died | August 18, 1997(1997-08-18) (aged 69) |
| Other names | "Lola Rosa" |
María Rosa Luna Henson or "Lola Rosa" ("Grandma Rosa") (December 5, 1927 – August 18, 1997) was the first Filipina who made public in 1992 her story as a comfort woman (military sex slave) for the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War.
Biography
Maria Rosa Luna Henson was born in Pasay City on December 5, 1927. She grew up in poverty in Pampanga in the Central Luzon region with her single mother, Julia.[1] Born the illegitimate child of Don Pepe, a wealthy landowner, Henson saw her father sporadically throughout her childhood.
Growing up she dreamed of being a doctor.[1] After World War II started, Henson became a member of the Hukbalahap, a Communist guerrilla movement resisting the Japanese invaders. In 1942 Henson was first raped by three Japanese sold