Monday, December 17, 2007

Tribute to Iris Chang

It was a chance recall of the documentary Nanking that lead me to search on iris chang..
The renowed author of the best selling book "The Rape of Nanking : the fogotten holocust"
The recollection of news of her death a few years ago...
The sad news of her depression led suicide...
It is tragic that such a talented writer, capable and humane woman would choose to end her life at a young age of 36...
She who brought the forgotten massacre of Nanking to the attention of the world. A extraordinary woman who travelled thousand of miles back to the country of her ancestors, china, to collect personal recounts, diaries of surviving victims and doing research and collecting evidences to present the truth, the horrors and the courage during that terrible period.

I delicate this post to Iris Chang as a tribute to this extraordinary author.

i strongly recommend her book the Rape of Nanking... it is a shocking and gripping recount of history.
i am also looking forward to watchin the documentary.

Finally japan can no longer continue to ignore and deny the atrocities they had commited and bury the victims of the Nanking massacre in history anymore.

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