CultureBehind the New York Times bestseller on the Nanjing Massacre
Iris Chang did not witness the atrocities herself, but devoted her life to documenting them. Her mother, Ying-Ying Chang, recalls how she used survivor accounts and historical archives to write The Rape of Nanking, bringing silenced voices to global attention. Despite criticism and smear campaigns from Japanese right-wing groups, Chang pursued historical evidence and collective memory, stressing that history should protect peace rather than perpetuate hatred.
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Behind the New York Times bestseller on the Nanjing Massacre
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