Category: Imperialism

Lola Rosa at home, March 1996. Maria Rosa Luna Henson. ("Grandma Rosa") (1927–1997) was the first Filipina who made public her story as a comfort woman (military sex slave) for the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War.

Violence and sexual labor under American imperialism: A case study of Lola Rosa

By Heather Benno November 12, 2021 0 Comments

Maria Rosa Henson (“Lola Rosa”) was a World War II Filipina war heroine and liberation fighter. She was a member of the Hukbalahap (Huk) guerilla army in the Philippines, fighting

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14,000 Haitian asylum seekers targeted for deportation by Biden Administration

By Rachel Domond September 25, 2021 0 Comments

Nearly 14,000 Haitian asylum seekers are being targeted for deportation by the Biden administration after sheltering in a makeshift camp at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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U.S. imperialist lies used to dismantle women’s access to education

By Lillian House August 20, 2021 0 Comments

The U.S. government has a long record of toppling progressive and independent governments under which women were gaining major expansions of social rights and educational opportunities.

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Lolita Lebrón and the struggle for Puerto Rican independence

By Breaking the Chains Staff March 25, 2021 0 Comments

Listen to this PSL forum in which comrade Monica talks about legendary Puerto Rican nationalist Lolita Lebrón as well as the struggles for Puerto Rican independence, movements in the Puerto

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São Paulo - Manifestações do Dia da Mulher na região central da capital (Rovena Rosa/Agência Brasil)

Outrage and Optimism: Women Confront Imperialism

By Nathalie Hrizi December 23, 2018 0 Comments

War is systemic. The capitalist system itself breeds war, no matter the gender of the politicians. War is a function of competition amongst imperialists.

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The legacy of Vietnamese women in the national resistance struggle

By Sarah Ochoa December 23, 2018 0 Comments

Women have always been in the struggle in Vietnam and often were at the forefront in the resistance against the French that culminated in Dien Bie Phu.

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