Hasegawa Teru (aka Green May): In China fighting

[Machjo]

I've read these articles about Green May before, along with other articles on her story. A truly inspirational story even for today, of how she stood up against the Imperial Army that had taken the land of the Rising Sun:

Part 1: A whisper from a hurricane: the story of Verda Majo (Geen May, pseudonym of Hasegawa Teru)
A Whisper from a Hurricane: the Story of Verda Majo

Part 2: Continued
The Making of an Esperantist

Part 3: War and Exile
War and Exile

Part 4: The War Years
The War Years

Part 5: Happy ending
A Happy Ending

A quote from one of the articles:

"Verda Majo was not kept in prison for very long - she had committed no offence - but after her release she was expelled from the University and compelled to return to her home in Tokyo. Wrongful arrest followed by unjust victimization of this kind is a highly traumatic experience. Timid people are usually thoroughly intimidated by it and are careful never again to antagonize the powers that be. But Verda Majo was not a timid person and she had great strength of character and a fervent sense of what was right and what was wrong. Her experience only strengthened her conviction that the evil reactionary forces which were seizing control of Japan had to be resisted."

 

[Machjo]

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