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Iris Chang
Chinese
Historian
Born:
Mar 28
,
1968
Died:
Nov 9
,
2004
Country
Mind
People
Women
Work
You
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It is very difficult to hang onto the relics of history.
Iris Chang
History
Difficult
Relic
Onto
Very
Hang
If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.
Iris Chang
Great
Acceptance
Political
Ugly
Threat
Only
Economic
Could
Were
Conditions
Often
Really
Turns
Right
Pose
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
Family
Women
Country
Way
Favor
Adopt
More
Only
Put
Also
Off
Child-Bearing
Going
China
Them
Epidemic
Who
Professional
Lives
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
Time
Class
Country
Young
States
Distinctions
Evolved
Also
Well
Course
Were
Very
Quickly
Which
United
United States
There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?
Iris Chang
Class
Country
Ruling
Ruling Class
Cities
Boston
Most
Discussion
America
Much
Even
It was clear that the special interest groups in California really wanted the Chinese to be shut out of the country, because that was where the racial tension was the greatest.
Iris Chang
Country
Out
Clear
Tension
California
Because
Greatest
Where
Wanted
Interest
Chinese
Racial
Really
Special
Special Interest
Special Interest Groups
Groups
Shut
When the Chinese first came to San Francisco, they were actually welcomed by the mayor and they had special ceremonies for them-again this is when their colony was very small, only a few Chinese.
Iris Chang
First
Few
Francisco
Only
Small
Colony
Had
Welcomed
Came
Were
Very
Mayor
San
San Francisco
Chinese
Ceremonies
Special
Actually
Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.
Iris Chang
You
See
Economic
Economic Forces
Driven
Forces
Often
Media
There isn't much in the way of pure communist spirit, because the whole nation seems to be engaged in capitalistic enterprises. Much of the country still operates under government control.
Iris Chang
Government
Pure
Country
Nation
Control
Way
Enterprises
Spirit
Seems
Because
Still
Government Control
Much
Capitalistic
Engaged
Communist
Whole
I have to finish this book tour of almost 30 cities.
Iris Chang
Book
Book Tour
Cities
Finish
Tour
Almost
After working as a journalist I went to a writing program at Johns Hopkins. It was interesting because it was neither journalistic nor historical, but it emphasized writing style, and afterwards I was asked to write my first book.
Iris Chang
Book
Writing
Journalist
First
Style
Neither
Hopkins
Write
Writing Style
Emphasized
Journalistic
Because
Nor
Historical
After
Afterwards
Interesting
Asked
Working
Program
I have certainly amassed many historical research gathering skills.
Iris Chang
Research
Gathering
Historical
Skills
Certainly
Many
I received an honorary doctorate for my work. Maybe one of these works is considered the equivalent of a Ph.D.
Iris Chang
Work
Honorary
Considered
Doctorate
Equivalent
Maybe
Works
Received
I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life.
Iris Chang
Life
Daily
You
Yourself
Matter
Think
Out
Oneself
Write
Attempt
May
Being
Being Honest
Whirlwind
Requires
Novel
Daily Life
Honest
Pull
Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances.
Iris Chang
People
Dangerous
Evil
Unleashed
Circumstances
All People
Would
Would-Be
Only
Potential
Almost
Almost All
Which
Social
Certain
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