Moments of grace amid wartime cruelty

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Reflections on the Japanese occupation of the Philippines reveal both the cruelty experienced by local communities and the moments of grace that emerged in times of hardship. The resilience of the local resistance movement is highlighted amidst the brutal historical context.

RECENTLY, I have been reading online accounts of the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines and the valiant struggles of the local resistance movement. Like elsewhere in the region, many of the recollections speak of the cruelty inflicted by Japanese forces upon local communities, especially the Chinese population. Yet amid the horror were also memories of [...] The post Moments of grace amid wartime cruelty appeared first on Borneo Post Online.