IN MEMORY OF IRIS CHANG 1968~2004 S he left, truth remains. Candlelight Vigil Nov.19 (Friday) 7:00 ~ 9:00pm Quad

Iris, Peace in Heaven Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Mar. 28, 1968 BS in Journalism, University of Illinois, 1989 MA in Writing, Johns Hopkins University, 1991 Peace and International Cooperation Award, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 1992 Woman of the Year Award, Organization of Chinese Americans, 1993 Honorary Doctorates, College of Wooster in Ohio, California State University at Hayward

Thread of the Silkworm, published in 1996 The Rape of Nanking, New York Times’ bestseller, published in 1997 The Chinese in America, published in 2003 Invaluable source of information about Asia, human rights, and Asian American history Nov. 11, 2004, Iris ended her life, under pressures and pains from revealing the cruel truth and fighting for the truth

Iris, Speak and Fight for Truth The Rape of Nanking, describes the rape, torture and killing of hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians by Japanese soldiers in the former Chinese capital during the late 1930s. It reveals the forgotten holocaust of World War II to the western world for the first time. "The Rape of Nanking is a powerful, disturbing and important book. Chang's eye for detail picks out the individual stories that bring the mind-numbing statistics of the atrocity to life: the labourer who feigned death to escape a Japanese killing contest, the German head of an expatriate Nazi party branch who risked his life to save thousands of Chinese, the Imperial Army soldier forced through training to turn the enemy from humans to animals in his mind. The pity of war is indeed distilled in this moving and acutely serious piece of work.” -- Rana Mitter, University of Oxford Historian.

The Chinese in America, focuses on Chinese immigrants and their descendents in the United States -- their sacrifices, their achievements and their contributions to the fabric of American culture, an epic journey spanning more than 150 years. Thread of The Silkworm, traces the life of the visionary scientist Tsien Hsue-shen, who pioneered the US space program until accused of communism and deported to China, where he was recognized as the father of Chinese rocketry and spaceflight. “Iris Chang writes compellingly of Tsien’s fascinating life in Thread of the Silkworm. …Her book reminds us that while we now know a great deal about China’s military hardware, we still need to know much more about the thinking of its military leaders and defense industry scientists.” --The Washington Post Book World. "Tells the story thoroughly and with confidence vital to our history. To understand who we are in the early 21st century, one must know who we were and how we got here. Iris Chang's book tells one important part of the American story comprehensively." -- Los Angeles Times.

Iris, You Are with Us Forever Know the truth from the books: –Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) is donating the books written by Iris Chang to the libraries in UIUC and in Champaign- Urbana Pray for Iris Chang: –CSSA will hold a candlelight vigil for remembering of Iris, please come and join us at Quad on Nov. 19 (Friday) 7:00~9:00pm Any other donations and contact: –Iris Chang Scholarship Fund in UIUC –CSSA and TIA