Slave Laborers(SL)
Sequence number:s2001 Date of letter:1993-05 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Daqing River, Hebei Province Name of author:Zhao Guoxi Name(s) of victim(s):Zhao Guoxi Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, I was caught by the Japanese invaders to act as a Slave Laborers for 4 years. We dug […]
Sequence number:s2114 Date of letter:1994-07-06 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:Daqing River, Hebei province Name of author:Wang Genyou Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Jinsheng (Wang Genyou’s uncle)Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:The Japanese soldiers mopped up in the Daqing River area and caught many Chinese civilians including my uncle. […]
Sequence number:s2185 Date of letter:1993-03-07 Address of author:Deyang City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1931 Location of event:Yingkou City, Liaoning Province Name of author:Wang Wencheng (sent by Wu Peng) Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Enpu（Wang Wencheng’s father） Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others（SL, OT） Other details:In 1931, the Japanese army occupied my hometown. They caught my father and looted […]
Sequence number:s2135 Date of letter:1993-02-19 Address of author:Anshan City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1940-08 Location of event:Wei County (now Weifang City), Shandong Province Name of author:Liu Fan Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Fan Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:I was caught in Shandong in 1940 by the Japanese soldiers and then sent to Japan as one of […]
Sequence number:s2095 Date of letter:Not mentioned Address of author:Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province Date of event:1937 Location of event:Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Zhou Weiyi Name(s) of victim(s):Zhou Yinting (Zhou Weiyi’s father), Zhou Guichu (shop assistant) Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Slave Laborers, Murders, Others（AB, SL, MU, OT） Other details:In 1937, the Japanese soldiers bombed Wuxi […]
Sequence number:s2075 Date of letter:1993-04-08 Address of author:Fengdu County, Chongqing (Fengdu County, Sichuan Province) Date of event:1944-09 Location of event:Fengdu County, Chongqing (Fengdu County, Sichuan Province) Name of author:Feng Chengyao（former name Wen Ruo lin） Name(s) of victim(s):Feng Chengyao Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In the summer of 1944, a company recruited people from poor families, […]
Sequence number:s2059 Date of letter:1992-11-02 Address of author:Xi’an City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1944 Location of event:Changsha City, Hunan Province Name of author:Wang Jiwu Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Jiwu’s grandfather, father and mother Type of atrocity:Others, Rapes, Slave Laborers, Murders（OT, RA, SL, MU） Other details:Around 1944, the Japanese invaders invaded Changsha three times. The store my […]
Sequence number:s2022 Date of letter:1995-11 Address of author:Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1944-10 Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Yan Fengchi Name(s) of victim(s):Yan Fengchi Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In October 1944, I was caught and detained at the 1417 unit by the Japanese soldiers, and then sent to Japan to do hard […]
Sequence number:s1933 Date of letter:1993-07-12 Address of author:Fushun City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1945 Location of event:Tianjin City Name of author:Wu Deming Name(s) of victim(s):Wu Deming, Wu Desheng (Wu Deming’s brother), Li Zuoting (Wu Deming’s cousin), Wang Huairong and Gao Yonghai (Wu Deming’s fellow villagers)Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others(SL, OT） Other details:On the eve of […]
Sequence number:s1889 Date of letter:1992-10-09 Address of author:Houma City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1943-02-23 Location of event:Jinnan City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Jia Xisheng Name(s) of victim(s):Jia Zhenshan（Jia Xisheng’s father） Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Murders, Others（SL, MU, OT） Other details:I hope to get help from Mr. Tong, and I send the photo of the place […]
Sequence number:s1870 Date of letter:1996-09-26 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1941-1943 Location of event:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):Many people in Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Type of atrocity:Others, Murders, Rapes, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Air Bombings, Slave Laborers（OT, MU, RA, BC, AB, SL） Other details:During […]
Sequence number:s1869 Date of letter:1993-03-25 Address of author:Dong’an County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944-08-1945-08 Location of event:Dong’an County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province Name of author:Zhang Xianjue Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Xianjue, Zhang Guangxun (Zhang Xianjue’s father), Zhang Xiuqing (Zhang Xianjue’s grandfather), Tang Xiyun (Zhang Xianjue’s sister-in-law) and Zhang Xianjue’s younger brother Type of atrocity:Slave […]
Sequence number:s1837 Date of letter:1993-01-28, 1992-12-26, 1992-12-28 Address of author:Shihezi City, Xinjiang Date of event:1943-10-17, 1943-11-25（lunar calendar） Location of event:Taoyuan County, Changde City, Hunan Province Name of author:Zhou Yuyan and Li Jincheng (sent by Du Guoman) Name(s) of victim(s):Zhou Jin (Zhou Yuyan’s father), Li Ruitang (Li Jincheng’s father) Type of atrocity:Others, Slave Laborers, Murders（OT, SL, […]
Sequence number:s1749 Date of letter:1993-05-04 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):A total of 18 citizens in Jinhua County Type of atrocity:Others, Murders, Slave Laborers, Other Massacres, Rapes（OT, MU, SL, OM, RA) Other details:In 1942, Jinhua […]
Sequence number:s1748 Date of letter:1992-10-14 Address of author:Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province Name of author:Zheng Jinmao Name(s) of victim(s):Zheng Jinmao’s father and fellow citizensType of atrocity:Murders, Slave Laborers, Others（MU, SL, OT） Other details:My family lived in the suburbs of Nanchang City. In 1938, the Japanese agressors invaded […]
Sequence number:s1728 Date of letter:1993-05-26 Address of author:Wuqing County, Tianjin City Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:Daqing River, Hebei Province Name of author:Yang Shude Name(s) of victim(s):Yang ShudeType of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:One day in January 1942, the Japanese soldiers mopped up in Daqiang River in Hebei. They caught a lot of people to do […]
Sequence number:s1727 Date of letter:1993-05-25 Address of author:Hedong District, Tianjin Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:North of Daqing River, Hebei Province Name of author:Li Deshan Name(s) of victim(s):Li Deshan Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942，during the Japanese troops’ mopping up, they caught many workers to the concentration camp in Tanggu, and I was one […]
Sequence number:s1650 Date of letter:1993-05-11 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-11 Location of event:Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of author:Zheng Wenlin Name(s) of victim(s):Zheng Wenlin Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, the Japanese army mopped up Daqing River and caught many as Slave Laborerss including me. I worked as […]
Sequence number:s1649 Date of letter:1992-06-29 Address of author:Baoding City, Hebei Province Date of event:1943-03 Location of event:Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of author:Hu Ruiyun Name(s) of victim(s):Hu Ruiyun Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1943, I was taken by the Japanese soldiers from Baoding to the labor training camp in Shijiazhuang, and then to Tanggu, […]
Sequence number:s1601 Date of letter:1993-03 Address of author:Haidian District, Beijing City Date of event:1944 Location of event:Changping District, Beijing City Name of author:Zhao Zongren (Zhao Zongyuan) Name(s) of victim(s):Zhao Zongren (Zhao Zongyuan) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL) Other details:In 1944 when the Japanese invaded China, I was deceived into doing hard labor in Changping. We were […]
Sequence number:s1503 Date of letter:1993-03-18 Address of author:Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Zheng Shikui Name(s) of victim(s):Zheng Ruiqing (Zheng Shikui’s father) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:The Japanese invaded China, plundering our belongings and pursuing the policy of “burning all, killing all, and looting all”. They […]
Sequence number:s1492 Date of letter:1993-08-20 Address of author:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1944-1945 Location of event:Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Hu Yanrong Name(s) of victim(s):Hu Yanrong Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL) Other details:In 1944 when I was at Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan railway, I was caught by the Japanese gendarmerie for no reason. I suffered […]
<div>Sequence number:s1445 Date of letter:1993-02-08 Address of author:Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1932-1933, 1942 Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Zhao Yujin Name(s) of victim(s):Zhao Yujin’s parents Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Murders(SL, MU） Other details:About between 1932 to 1933, my father was beaten to death in prison by the Japanese soldiers. My […]
<div>Sequence number:s1408 Date of letter:1993-02-13 Address of author:Zhengzhou City, Henan Province Date of event:1943 Location of event:Tongxu County, Kaifeng City, Henan Province Name of author:Li Weihai Name(s) of victim(s):Li Weihai’s grandfather and father Type of atrocity:Murders, Slave Laborers(MU, SL） Other details:In 1943, my hometown Tongxu County in Henan Province was occupied by the Japanese soldiers. […]
Sequence number:s1390 Date of Letter:1993-04-05 Address of Author:Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Date of Event 1944 Location of Event:Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Name of Author:Zhu Xianhe, Zhu Xianming Name(s) of victim(s):Zhu Xianhe’s parents and brother Type of atrocity:Murders, Slave Laborers(MU, SL） Other Details:”In 1944, the Japanese soldiers invaded Hunan Province. My mother […]
Sequence number:s1389 Date of letter:1993-03-21 Address of author:Leiyang City (county-level city), Hengyang City, Hunan Province Date of event:1940-1943 Location of event:Hunan Province Name of author:Liu Yuechu Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Yuechu’s father, Liu Zhi (Liu Yuechu’s uncle) and their townsmen Type of atrocity:Others, Slave Laborers, Air Bombings, Murders, Rapes(OT, SL, AB, MU, RA） Other details:Hunan Province […]
Sequence number:s1353 Date of letter:1992-07-13 Address of author:Yuci City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1940-1943 Location of event:Yuci City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Zhang Zhili Name(s) of victim(s):Common people in Yuci Type of atrocity:Others, Other Massacres, Rapes, Slave Laborers(OT, OM, RA, SL） Other details:Yuci City was destroyed by Japanese during the war time. In 1943, the […]
Sequence number:s1329 Date of letter:1993-02-23 Address of author:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1939, 1940 Location of event:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Name of author:Chen Bingtang Name(s) of victim(s):Chen Bingtang’s grandfather, father, mother and aunt Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Sex Slaves(SL, SS） Other details:In 1939, after the Japanese occupation of Wuhan, my grandfather and father were […]
Sequence number:s1320 Date of letter:1993-03-05 Address of author:Changsha City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944 (approximate time) Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Zou Changgui Name(s) of victim(s):Zou Lisheng(Zou Changgui’s father) Type of atrocity:Others, Slave Laborers(SL, OT) Other details:I was born in 1941. When I was three years old, my father Zou Lisheng took me to seek […]
Sequence number:s1313 Date of letter:1994-04-24 Address of author:Cangxian County, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-1945 Location of event:Cangxian County, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province Name of author:Zhang Shiyan Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Shiyan Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other details:In March 1942, I was forced into labor by the Japanese in Cangxian County and did not return […]
Sequence number:s1242 Date of letter:1993-02-17 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1941-1945 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):Ying Xiaoniu, Tong Zhiqiu, Ni Jingui, Ni Guifeng, etc. Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Murders, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others, Rapes(RA, SL, MU, BC, OT) Other details:Enclosed is […]
Sequence number:s1155 Date of letter:1993-01-13 Address of author:Shanghai City Date of event:1945-06-30 Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Huang Lizhong Name(s) of victim(s):Geng Chun, etc. Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other details:Today I read a report about the Hanaoka Incident: On June 30, 1945, the Slave Laborerss initiated a collective riot led by Geng Zhun. They […]
Sequence number:s1126 Date of letter:1993-03-05 Address of author:Chenzhou City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944 Location of event:Chenzhou City, Hunan Province Name of author:Ren Kunquan Name(s) of victim(s):Ren Kunquan and his grandfather Ren Weicheng, father Ren Runsheng, grandfather’s brother Ren Liangquan Type of atrocity:Murders, Rapes, Slave Laborers, Others(MU, RA, SL, OT） Other details:In the summer of […]
Sequence number:s1113 Date of Letter:1992-08-15 Address of Author:Kunming City, Yunnan Province Date of Event:1944-1945 Location of Event:Guilin City, Guangxi Province Name of Author:Mo Baomin（former name: Mo Nengyu） Name(s) of victim(s):Mo Baomin Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other Details:In the fall of 1944, after Guilin fell into the hands of the enemy, my family had to flee […]
Sequence number:s1107 Date of letter:1992-07-24 Address of author:Heilongjiang Province Date of event:1943-1945 Location of event:Yuhang County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Luo Qinghong（Lu Qinghong） Name(s) of victim(s):Luo Qinghong, etc. Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other details:In June 1943, I was caught by Japanese to do hard labor in Yuhang County, Zhejiang. First I was forced […]
Sequence number：s1093 Date of Letter:1992-07-05 Address of Author:Xi’an City, Shanxi Province Date of Event:1938-1939 Location of Event:Linqu County, Langfang City, Shandong Province Name of Author:Zhang Zaizhong Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Lexin (Zhang Zaizhong’s grandfather), Zhang Zaizhong’s father, etc. Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Murders(SL, MU） Other Details:My hometown was Linqu County, Langfang City, Shandong. On the New […]
<div>Sequence number:s1082 Date of letter:1992-12-25 Address of author:Beijing City Date of event:1943-1945 Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Song Haixin Name(s) of victim(s):Song Haixin’s father and elder brother Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL） Other details:My father, a revolutionist, was arrested by Japanese in Dec. 1943. He was tortured by feeding pepper water, striking bamboo strips into […]
Sequence number:s1065 Date of letter:1993-02 Address of author:Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province Date of event:1938-1945 Location of event:Foshan City, Guangdong Province Name of author:Liang Tieyuan Name(s) of victim(s):Liang Tieyuan and his father, uncle, mother Wu Song and younger sister Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare, Slave Laborers(BC, SL) Other details:In 1938 the Japanese released cholera bacteria in Foshan […]
Sequence number:s1043 Date of letter:1993-01-09 Address of author:Linfen City, Shanxi Date of event:1937 Location of event:Linfen City, Shanxi Name of author:Li Ai, Li Tianlong Name(s) of victim(s):An Yongxiang (Li Ai’s maternal grandfather), Ru Nvnv (Li Ai’s maternal grandmother), Li Ai’s uncle Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Murders(SL, MU） Other details:My maternal grandfather was native to Linfen […]
Sequence number:s1029 Date of letter:1992-11-19（date on envelope） Address of author:Xianyang City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1894-1945 Location of event:Many places in China Name of author:Shi Daoru Name(s) of victim(s):Shi Daoru Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Rapes, Slave Laborers, Other Massacres, Others, Nanking Massacre(NM, AB, RA, SL, OM, OT） Other details:My name is Shi Daoru. The Japanese […]
Sequence number:s1023 Date of letter:1993-03-02 Address of author:Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944 Location of event:Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Name of author:Li Guangming Name(s) of victim(s):Li Wenshou（Li Guangming’s grandfather） Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Murders（SL, MU) Other details:My name is Li Guangming. During 1944, my grandfather Li Wenshou was captured by […]
Sequence number:s0985 Date of letter:1993-07-26 Address of author:Shenzhen City Date of event:1944 Location of event:Hengyang City, Hunan Province Name of author:Luo Yunjiang Name(s) of victim(s):Luo Yunjiang Type of atrocity:Rapes, Slave Laborers, Murders(RA, SL, MU） Other details:In July 1944, the Japanese army invaded southward from Wuhan to enter Hunan Province. The enemy controlled Changsha first and […]
Sequence number:s0946 Date of letter:1994-09 Address of author:Fushun City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1945 Location of event:Tianjin City Name of author:Wu Deming and his cousin Li Zuoting, townsmen Wang Huairong, Wu Desheng and Gao Yonghai Name(s) of victim(s):Wu Deming and his cousin LiZuoting, townsmen Wang Huairong, Wu Desheng and Gao Yonghai Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL) […]
Sequence number:s0913 Date of letter:1993-03-11 Address of author:Hutubi County, Changji Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Date of event:1941, 1943 Location of event:Wuxiang County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Hao Zhiguo, Hao Zhibang, Zhang Aiying Name(s) of victim(s):Hao Zhiguo’s big brother and sister-in-law, more than 170 townsmen, Zhang Aiying’s grandfather Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, […]
Sequence number:s0901 Date of letter:1993-08-03 Address of author:Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1942-02 Location of event:Xingcheng County, Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province Name of author:Zhang Cuijie Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Xiangguo, etc. Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL) Other details:My father Zhang Xiangguo (origin place: Xingcheng County) was arrested by Japanese in around February 1942. He was forced […]
Sequence number:s0875 Date of letter:1993-02-14 Address of author:Yangshuo County, Guilin City, Guangxi Province Date of event:1945 Location of event:Yangshuo County, Guilin City, Guangxi Province Name of author:Li Zongci Name(s) of victim(s):Li Zongci’s uncle Type of atrocity:Others, Other Massacres, Slave Laborers（OT, OM, SL) Other details:In 1945 the Japanese occupied the Yangshuo County and carried out its […]
Sequence number:s0822 Date of letter:1994-03-15 Address of author:Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1942-03 Location of event:Beijing Name of author:Xu Deming Name(s) of victim(s):Xu Deming Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Murders（SL, MU） Other details:In 1943 I was arrested in the west suburbs of Beijing and forced into labor work in Japan. On the way, three fellows […]
Sequence number:s0784 Date of letter:1993 Address of author:Beijing City Date of event:1944 Location of event:Beijing City Name of author:Li Liangjie Name(s) of victim(s):Li Liangjie Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:I was born in Beijing in 1930. When I was 14 years old, a group of Japanese soldiers suddenly broke into my house, arrested me and […]
Sequence number:s0784 Date of letter:1993 Address of author:Beijing City Date of event:1944 Location of event:Beijing City Name of author:Li Liangjie Name(s) of victim(s):Li Liangjie Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:I was born in Beijing in 1930. When I was 14 years old, a group of Japanese soldiers suddenly broke into my house, arrested me and […]
Sequence number:s0700 Date of letter:1993-05-27 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Wang Zhida Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Zhida Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:The invading Japanese army conducted massive sweeps in 1942 and arrested people along the road to work for […]
