Slave Laborers(SL)
Sequence number:s2977 Date of letter:1992-08 Address of author:Cangzhou City, Hebei Province Date of event:1943-1945 Location of event:Xingji (county level city), Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Xue Fengzhai Name(s) of victim(s):Xue Fengzhai Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other details:In July 1943 the Japanese Army surrounded our village, I was injured by hounds released by the Japanese […]
Sequence number:s3657 Date of letter:1992 Address of author:Changsha City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944-1945 Location of event:Hebei Province Name of author:Zhang Wenbin Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Wenbin, Zhang Haotian, Gao Xuzhi, Zhao Qingzhu, Han Jie Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other details:My original name is Zhang Wenbin. During the wartime, I used alias Zhang Zhenyuan, and after […]
Sequence number:s3650 Date of letter:1996-06 Address of author:Yicheng County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1943 Location of event:Yicheng County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Tang Feng Name(s) of victim(s):Tang Feng, Wang Fengying, Tang Feng’s daughterType of atrocity:Murders, Others, Sex Slaves(SL、MU、OT） Other details:My original name is Li Qinxue, and now Tang Feng. I joined […]
Sequence number:s3645 Date of letter:1993-05 Address of author:Xushui County, Baoding City, Hebei Province Date of event:1943-1945 Location of event:Xushui County, Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of author:Zhao Qiuhuan, Liu Wenxiang Name(s) of victim(s):Zhao Linhuai (Zhao Qiuhuan’s father) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other details:In 1943, Zhao Linhuai was captured by the Japanese Army and sent to […]
Sequence number:s3644 Date of letter:1993-05 Address of author:Xushui County, Baoding City, Hebei Province Date of event:1943-1945 Location of event:Xushui County, Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of author:Li Fugui Name(s) of victim(s):Li Fugui Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other details:In 1943 I was captured by the Japanese Army to the County town, and later shipped to Japan […]
Sequence number:s3626 Date of letter:1993-03-18 Address of author:Changsha City, Hunan Province Date of event:1939-1944 Location of event:Changsha City, Hunan Province Name of author:Zhou Zhenqiu Name(s) of victim(s):Zhou Zhenqiu’s parents and townsmen Type of atrocity:Others, Rapes, Slave Laborers, Murders(OT, RA, SL, MU） Other details:In 1939 the Japanese Army for the first time attacked Changsha. We 100 […]
Sequence number:s3600 Date of letter:1997-08-15 Address of author:Ji County, Tianjin City Date of event:1942-05-21（lunar calendar） Location of event:Ji County, Tianjin City Name of author:Zhang Deyin Name(s) of victim(s):People in Ji County Type of atrocity:Others, Murders, Other Massacres, Slave Laborers, Sex Slaves, Rapes（RA, OT, MU, OM, SL, SS） Other details:On May 21, 1942 on the lunar […]
Sequence number:s3484 Date of letter:1992 Address of author:Xinjiang Autonomous Region Date of event:1939-1944 Location of event:Gaoyang county, Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of author:Xiao Sa（former name:Xiao Huitian） Name(s) of victim(s):Xiao Sa’s family, Hong Changling, He Junzi Type of atrocity:Others, Murders, Sex Slaves,Slave Laborers(OT, MU, SS,SL） Other details:Xiao Sa’s parents were heavily beaten, her mother was […]
Sequence number:s3483 Date of letter:1992-10 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942-1943 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):People in Jinhua County Type of atrocity:Murders, Others, Rapes, Slave Laborers, Bio-Chemical Warfare(BC, MU, OT, RA, SL） Other details:According to the mailed persecution info of […]
Sequence number:s3458 Date of letter:1993-04 Address of author:Fenghua City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1932-1942 Location of event:Fenghua City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Mao Cunben, Zhou Mengzhao, Yu Wenhan, etc. Name(s) of victim(s):Yu Baoshi, Liu Jicai, Mao Zongman, Tang Xingzhou, Tang Huozhong, Yu Quankai, Wang Shaofu Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Murders(SL, MU） Other details:In 1942 Yu […]
Sequence number:s3441 Date of letter:1993-10-25 Address of author:Beijing City Date of event:1943 Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Zhu Jiaping Name(s) of victim(s):Zhu Yuzao（Zhu Jiaping‘s father） Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other details:My father Zhu Yuzao was captured by the Japanese Army in 1943, and sent to Japan to work as Slave Laborers. In 1961 the […]
Sequence number:s3400 Date of letter:1995-07-02 Address of author:Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Tieling County, Tieling city, Liaoning Province Name of author:Hao Manhua Name(s) of victim(s):Hao Wenbin, Hao Wenyong (family members of Hao Manhua) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Murders(SL, MU） Other details:I am Hao Manhua, my native place is Xujiagou Village, […]
Sequence number:s3365 Date of letter:1992-11-09 Address of author:Jinhua county, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942-1943 Location of event:Jinhua county, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):Ni Ruhuai, Ni Pinlin, Jin Zhaodi, Wang Yinjuan’s younger sister, etc. Type of atrocity:Murders, Slave Laborers, Rapes, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others(MU, SL, RA, BC, OT） Other […]
Sequence number:s3316 Date of letter:1996-12-20 Address of author:Yicheng County, Linfen city, Shanxi Province Date of event:1938-07-06 Location of event:Yicheng County, Linfen city, Shanxi Province Name of author:Chang Cunzhi Name(s) of victim(s):Many people in Yicheng County Type of atrocity:Others, Murders, Slave Laborers, Rapes(RA, OT, MU, SL） Other details:On July 6, 1938, the Japanese Army came to […]
Sequence number:s3257 Date of letter:1992-08-09 Address of author:Changsha City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944-1945 Location of event:Hebei Province Name of author:Zhang Yilian, Zhang Yixian, ZhangLi Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Wenbin (Zhang Yixian’ s father) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others(SL, OT） Other details:Zhang Wenbin, Zhao Qingzhu, Han Jie and others were captured by the Japanese Army from […]
Sequence number:s3064 Date of letter:1992-10-23 Address of author:Chongqin City Date of event:1940 Location of event:Yichang City, Hubei Province Name of author:Luo Qiyu Name(s) of victim(s):Luo Fazhong (Luo Qiyu’s uncle), Luo Maixiang (Luo Qiyu’s aunt), Ms. Luo nee Chen (grandmother) Type of atrocity:Others, Slave Laborers, Rapes（OT, SL, RA） Other details:1940 the Japanese Army set fire and […]
Sequence number:s3057 Date of letter:1993-05 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Wang Yongyi Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Yongyi Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:I was captured by the Japanese Army during mopping-up in 1942. I worked as a Slave Laborers for […]
Sequence number:s2972 Date of letter:1992-10-01 Address of author:Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Mancheng City, Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of author:Wang Guobin (narrated by Wang Laojun) Name(s) of victim(s):People of Mancheng County Type of atrocity:Murders, Air Bombings, Slave Laborers（MU, AB, SL） Other details:Before 1946, Mancheng County in Hebei […]
Sequence number:s2952 Date of letter:1993-07-26 Address of author:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-1945 Location of event:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Gao Fengxiao Name(s) of victim(s):Gao Fengxiao, his wife and grandfather Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Rapes, Sex Slaves, Murders(SL, RA, SS, MU) Other details:In August 1942, I was captured from […]
Sequence number:s2915 Date of letter:1992-11-03 Address of author:Huanggang City, Hubei Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Name of author:Wang Qingcheng Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Qingcheng’s grandparents Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Slave Laborers, Others（AB, SL, OT） Other details:In 1938 the unpardonably vicious Japanese invaders bombed Wuhan. My home was destroyed beyond recognition. Japanese […]
Sequence number:s2891 Date of letter:1995-04-15 Address of author:Jilin City, Heilongjiang Province Date of event:1940-03 Location of event:Jilin City, Heilongjiang Province Name of author:Yu Lianhe Name(s) of victim(s):Yu Lianhe’s parents and youngest sister Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Murders（SL, MU） Other details:My home also received destruction from the Japanese invaders during Japan’s invasion into China. My father […]
Sequence number:s2847 Date of letter:1992-10-23 Address of author:Yueyang City, Hunan Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Hunan Province Name of author:Sheng Ziqiang Name(s) of victim(s):Sheng Baiqiu (Sheng Ziqiang’s grandfather), Sheng Zhonglin (Sheng Ziqiang’s father), Liu Jinlian (Sheng Ziqiang’s younger sister’s mother-in-law) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others, Rapes（SL, OT, RA） Other details:More than 40 years […]
Sequence number:s2840 Date of letter:1993-12-04 Address of author:Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1945-08 Location of event:Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Name of author:Gu Chunxiang (sent by Yu Xuejun) Name(s) of victim(s):Gu Chunxiang Type of atrocity:Others, Slave Laborers（OT, SL） Other details:After Japan announced the surrender, the people caught to Japan as Slave Laborerss all returned home, […]
Sequence number:s2797 Date of letter:1993-10（date on envelope） Address of author:Jingzhou City, Hubei Province Date of event:1937 Location of event:Shanghai City Name of author:Bai Shudong Name(s) of victim(s):Bai Shudong’s father, etc.Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Air Bombing, Slave Laborers(SL, AB, OM） Other details:In 1931, the Japanese soldiers occupied the three provinces in the northeast of China, and […]
Sequence number:s2785 Date of letter:1993-03-13 Address of author:Qigihar City, Heilongjiang Province Date of event:1944-1945 Location of event:Jilin Province Name of author:Zhang Duo Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Shutong, Zhang Shuchen Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others(SL, OT） Other details:My foster father Zhang Shutong was originally from Jilin Province. In March 1944, he was caught by the Japanese soldiers […]
Sequence number:s2723 Date of letter:1995-05-04 Address of author:Beijing City Date of event:1943-1945 Location of event:Bazhou City (formerly Ba County), Langfang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Wu Min Name(s) of victim(s):Wu Wenrong (Wu Min’s father), Zhang Liangchen, Wu Zengrong, Jia Yunfeng Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other details:In October 1943, my father Wu Wenrong was caught by […]
Sequence number:s2686 Date of letter:1992-10-16 Address of author:Ji’nan City, Shandong Province Date of event:1944 Location of event:Shandong Province Name of author:Liu Jianguo Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Yuangang（Liu Jianguo’s father） Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Murders(SL, MU） Other details:In 1944, my father was caught by the Japanese soldiers to do hard labor. He was carried away by train, […]
Sequence number:s2682 Date of letter:1993-09-30 Address of author:Zhangqiu County, Ji’nan City, Shandong Province Date of event:1944-1945 Location of event:Gaoyi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Li Zengxi Name(s) of victim(s):Li Zengxi, Li Lianbai, Wu Guangshun, etc. Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other details:I am from Gaoyi County of Hebei Province. In the winter of 1944, […]
Sequence number:s2671 Date of letter:1992-05-17 Address of author:Guiyang City, Guizhou Province Date of event:1944-1945 Location of event:Shanghai City Name of author:Lu Fuqi, Zhu Bicui Name(s) of victim(s):Lu Fuqi, Zhu Bicui, etc. Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Biological/Chemical Warfare(SL, BC） Other details:I was one of the Chinese labors caught in Shanghai. During the three years as Slave […]
Sequence number:s2647 Date of letter:1992-11-22 Address of author:Anyang City, Henan Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Xinxiang City, Henan Province Name of author:Wang Baojia Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Baojia’s familyType of atrocity:Murders, Others, Slave Laborers(SL, MU, OT） Other details:In 1942, Henan suffered a severe drought. My grandfather took us to Xinxiang to beg. One day, my […]
Sequence number:s2642 Date of letter:1993-12-18 Address of author:Bazhou City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-1945 Location of event:Hebei Province Name of author:Song Cunhua Name(s) of victim(s):Song Cunhua Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other details:In 1942, the Japanese soldiers caught many people including me in Daqing River of Hebei Province. On the way to Japan by ship, I […]
Sequence number:s2637 Date of letter:1992-10-26 Address of author:Changning County, Hengyang City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944 Location of event:Changning County, Hengyang City, Hunan Province Name of author:Guo Qingfeng Name(s) of victim(s):Guo Xingrong, Guo Xingjia (Guo Qingfeng’s grandfather) Type of atrocity:Murders, Slave Laborers(MU, SL） Other details:I know from the Reader’s Digest that you propose to claim […]
Sequence number:s2580 Date of letter:1994-04-09 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942-1944 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):Ying Jinlan, Zheng Lianghua, Bao Yumei and other people Type of atrocity:Rapes, Others, Slave Laborers, Murders(RA, OT, SL, MU） Other details:The materials on many victims […]
Sequence number:s2560 Date of letter:1993-08-26 Address of author:Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944-07 Location of event:Hunan Province Name of author:Qiu Jinyun Name(s) of victim(s):Qiu Jinyun’s relatives Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Slave Laborers, Others(AB, SL, OT） Other details:When I was a child, I witnessed that the Japanese soldiers destroyed my home. In July 1944, the […]
Sequence number:s2543 Date of letter:1992-11-01 Address of author:Deqing County, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1945 Location of event:Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province Name of author:Xu Jiyao, Tang Huigen, Wang Jinrong Name(s) of victim(s):Xu Jiyao, Tang Huigen, Wang Jinrong’s family Type of atrocity:Murders, Other Massacres, Slave Laborers(SL, MU, OM) Other details:In 1937, the Japanese […]
Sequence number:s2470 Date of letter:1994-08-06 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):Many people in Jinhua County Type of atrocity:Murders, Slave Laborers, Air Bombings, Others, Rapes(RA, MU, SL, AB, OT） Other details:A copy of materials was sent […]
Sequence number:s2456 Date of letter:1995-07-18 Address of author:Tangshan City, Hebei Province Date of event:1943-11-27 Location of event:Tangshan City, Hebei Province Name of author:Yan Min (Yan Zizhen’s son) Name(s) of victim(s):Yan Zizhen Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:On November 27, 1943, I was caught by the Japanese soldiers. They forcibly took us to Japan and shut […]
Sequence number:s2437 Date of letter:1993-05 Address of author:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Daqing River in Hebei Province Name of author:Liu Hanfu Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Sheming(Liu Hanfu’s father） Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, the Japanese soldiers mopped up Daqing River of Hebei Province. I was caught by the […]
Sequence number:s2436 Date of letter:1993-05 Address of author:Yongqing County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Daqing River in Hebei Province Name of author:Liu Jisheng Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Tuanshi（Liu Jisheng’s father） Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, my father was caught by the Japanese soldiers and forced to do hard labor. The […]
Sequence number:s2367 Date of letter:1992-12-21 Address of author:Guiyang City, Guizhou Province Date of event:1943 Location of event:Shanghai City Name of author:Chu Bicui Name(s) of victim(s):Lu Fuqi (Chu Bicui’s husband) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others, Biological/Chemical Warfare（SL, OT, BC） Other details:During the Japanese invasion of China, the Japanese soldiers deceived many Chinese civilians to do hard […]
Sequence number:s2365 Date of letter:1993-04-26 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-02 Location of event:Daqing River in Hebei Province Name of author:Li Xi’en, Li Shuhuai Name(s) of victim(s):Li Xi’en, Li Shuhuai Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:My father and I went to Daqing River of Hebei Province to visit relatives, but […]
Sequence number:s2360 Date of letter:1993-05-20 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:Daqing River, Hebei Province Name of author:Yin Baorong Name(s) of victim(s):Yin Baorong Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In January 1942, the Japanese invaders mopped up Daqing River area in Hebei, and caught many labors including me. The […]
Sequence number:s2333 Date of letter:1994-01-05 Address of author:Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-02 Location of event:Langfang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Song Shuzhi Name(s) of victim(s):Song ShuzhiType of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL) Other details:In February 1942, due to unemployment issue, many workers lost their jobs. At that time, some Japanese collected unemployed workers and forcibly loaded […]
Sequence number:s2316 Date of letter:1993-02-27 Address of author:Beijing City Date of event:1944-05 Location of event:Luoning County, Luoyang City, Henan Province Name of author:Duan Baozhang Name(s) of victim(s):Duan Xinghua Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In May 1944, I went to visit my relatives, but was caught by the Japanese soldiers to do hard labor. In the […]
Sequence number:s2297 Date of letter:1992-10-18 Address of author:Baoding City, Hebei Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Cheng Qingyun Name(s) of victim(s):Cheng Qingyun’s grandfather and father Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others, Biological/Chemical Warfare（SL, OT, BC） Other details:I admire Mr. Tong’s action very much. Thank you for your efforts on the compensation […]
Sequence number:s2247 Date of letter:1993-04-0 Address of author:Shaoyang City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944-08 Location of event:Hunan Province Name of author:Liu Xiuzhen Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Junde (Liu Xiuzhen’s father) and Li Songgang (Liu Xiuzhen’s sister-in-law) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others, Rapes, Murders（SL, OT, RA, MU） Other details:When the Japanese invaders attacked Hunan, my father was […]
Sequence number:s2207 Date of letter:1993-11-11 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:Daqiang River, Hebei Province Name of author:Meng Lvcai Name(s) of victim(s):Meng Lvcai Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, the Japanese soldiers mopped up in Daqing River, Hebei Province and caught Li Shuchun and me. We were […]
Sequence number:s2203 Date of letter:1993-02-26 Address of author:Luoyang City, Henan Province Date of event:1944 Location of event:Luoyang City, Henan Province Name of author:Li Shuiyu, He Zhongtang (sending letters) Name(s) of victim(s):Li Farong (Li Yungui’s uncle), He Zhongtang and his family Type of atrocity:Murders, Others, Slave Laborers（MU, OT, SL） Other details:In 1944, the Japanese soldiers broke […]
Sequence number:s1981 Date of letter:1994-01-13 Address of author:Lingshou County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-09-05 Location of event:Lingshou County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Jia Wenrong, Zhang Xinyan, Zhang Chengxiang and other people Name(s) of victim(s):Jia Xiaowu (Jia Wenrong’s father), Zhang Dongxiang (Zhang Xinyan’s father), Zhang Jingrui (Zhang Chengxiang’s father) Type of atrocity:Murders, […]
Sequence number:s2000 Date of letter:1993-05-01 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:Daqing River, Hebei Province Name of author:Liu Zhenkun Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Zhenkun Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, the Japanese army mopped up in Daqing River area in Hebei, and caught many people. We were forced […]
