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“The worst... was what the Pakistani soldiers did to the Bengali women after their failed rebellion.”

Quote by Iris Chang

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Iris Chang
Iris Chang

Iris Chang was a renowned Chinese American historian recognized for her works on the Chinese diaspora and the history of the Chinese in the United States. She achieved acclaim for her book 'The Rape of Nanking', which meticulously documented the events of the Nanking Massacre during World War II. Born on March 28, 1968, in Champaign, Illinois, she passed away tragically on November 9, 2004. more

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