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Iris Chang was a Chinese-American historian and author, best known for her influential book "The Rape of Nanking." Her meticulous research brought worldwide attention to the atrocities committed during the Second Sino-Japanese War. She inspired new conversations about historical memory and justice. Here are 32 of her quotes:

We have to keep in mind that it's not just about the numbers of people who died; it's also the manner which many of these victims met their deaths. (Iris Chang)

Now, most of the new immigrants coming to this country are from Asia as opposed to Europe.

Iris Chang

Of course, in the United States, which at the time was a very young country, there were also class distinctions. They weren't as pronounced, but they quickly evolved as well.

Iris Chang

When you take something extremely broad, then it is not a work of expansion or work of compression. It's hard because you have to decide what to throw out.

Iris Chang

There are now hundreds of thousands of new engineers that are being trained in China. If people start finding themselves losing their jobs, not to the Chinese here but because China has become such a dominant force - then there could very well be a backlash.

Iris Chang

There is also an epidemic of infertility in this country. There are more women who have put off child-bearing in favor of their professional lives. For them, the only way they are going to have a family is to adopt from China.

Iris Chang

I received an honorary doctorate for my work. Maybe one of these works is considered the equivalent of a Ph.D.

Iris Chang

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Iris Chang

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Occupation: Chinese Historian
Born: March 28, 1968
Died: November 9, 2004
Quotes count: 32

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