United States military and prostitution in South Korea | |||||||
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Korean name | |||||||
Hangul | 양공주[1] | ||||||
Hanja | 洋公主 | ||||||
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Alternative Korean name | |||||||
Hangul | 미군 위안부[2][3] | ||||||
Hanja | 美軍慰安婦 | ||||||
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During and following the Korean War, the United States military used regulated prostitution services in South Korean military camptowns. Despite prostitution being illegal since 1948, women in South Korea were the fundamental source of sexual services for the US military and a component of Korean-American relations.[4] The women in South Korea who served as prostitutes are known as kijichon (기지촌) women, also called as "Korean Military Comfort Women", and were visited by the US military, Korean soldiers, and Korean civilians. The prostitutes were from Korea, Philippines,[5] China, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States[6][7][8] (specifically Russia, Kazakhstan[7][9][10][8] and Ukraine).[11]
박정희 정부, 미군 위안부·기지촌 여성' 직접 관리
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