She said government officials often came down to Songtan to give special lectures. They praised the girls as “true patriots,” or “good people who reaped dollars.”
And:

The issue of criminal acts by the U.S, military began to rise in 1992 when Yoon Geum-yi, a Korean bar waitress at a military club, was brutally killed. Activists then brought public attention to the issue, and anti-American sentiment grew. But Ms. Kim remained doubtful.
“There were dozens of girls who died before Yoon Geum-yi died. But no one ever tried to help us when we called for help,” she said. “I felt that Yoon Geum-yi was just used as a tool for anti-American protests.”

It’s definitely worth reading in full.

Same question that came to my mind when I read this post.

I’m curious though, as to who she’s helping these days…Russians and Filipinas? Because from what I hear, except for a few hardcase Korean girls, they’re the ones who are working in just about all the bars off base. Unless she’s helping Korean prostitutes who don’t work in a GI bar in the ville which is highly unlikely, considering prostitution is illegal in Korea and only exists around the bases to keep the evil GIs from preying on the local flowers.