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NancyPearson Arcellana, Research Program manager of Isis International-Manila, had an opportunity to interview Heisoo Shin in a stolen moment during the proceedings of the 41st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations in New York. Ms. Shin is a long-time feminist activist She is a full-time professor of sociology, mother of two, wife of a civil movement activist, and NGO activist herself involved in three NGOs working on issues of violence against women: as president of the Korea Women's Hotline, chairperson of the International Relations Committee of the Korea Women's Associations United; and member of the Korean Councilfor the Women Draftedfor Military Sexual Slavery by Japan—a coalition of 35 organizations. In this interview, Shin discussed her views and experiences in the anti-dictatorship movement and the women's movement in Korea.