In 2005, a female statue was quietly unveiled in the Memorial Hall of the Compatriots in the Nanjing Massacre of Japanese Invaders. She looked ahead, with a sense of perseverance and memories; she held a hand in her left hand, and the eye-catching RAPE massacre was printed on the cover, and the other hand held a gesture, as if explaining the tragedy decades ago to everyone.
This woman is a famous Chinese-American journalist and the author of "Nanjing Massacre" - Zhang Chunru .
Zhang Chunru was born in New Jersey, USA. She grew up with her knowledgeable mother since childhood. Later, she obtained a degree in journalism from the University of Illinois, and worked as a contributor after graduation. Zhang Chunru, who loved writing since childhood, then studied for a master's degree in writing at Johns Hopkins University. Her first book, "Silk - Qian Xuesen, the father of Chinese Missiles", was widely praised by readers after its publication in 1996 and won the "Peace and International Cooperation Program Award" awarded by the MacArthur Foundation in the United States.
However, Zhang Chunru knew from a young age that during the conversation between her parents, in the world war more than 50 years ago, an inhuman massacre occurred in his hometown, but at that time, only a few Chinese elderly people knew about it. In December 1994, Zhang Chunru saw the photos and materials left over from the Nanjing Massacre in Los Angeles for the first time. Looking at the tragic ending of his compatriots in the black and white photos, Zhang Chunru was angry at the time. At that time, she thought that this history could not be forgotten.
The following year, Zhang Chunru began to collect information about the Nanjing Massacre everywhere. She first checked all the remaining news reports in National Archives and the Library of Congress in Washington, and then resolutely embarked on a journey back to Nanjing to collect information. It was during that period that he found the diary of Professor Rabe , known as "Schindler of China", and the diary of Ms. Minnie West, who was the dean of Jinling Women's Arts and Sciences College and the director of the Department of Education. The above clearly recorded the process of the tragedy.
1997, on the 60th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, "Nanjing Massacre: The Forgotten World War II Catastrophe" was officially published in the United States. The shocking words and pictures in the book quickly attracted the attention and shock of all sectors of society. Within a month, it entered the best-selling list of the most valued " New York Times " in the United States and was rated as the most popular book for readers of the year. William Kirby, then director of the Department of History of Harvard and professor of modern Chinese history, wrote in the book's "Preface": "Nanjing's atrocities have been almost forgotten in the West, so the publication of this book is particularly important." It is the publication of this book that made people all over the world know about the terrible massacre, and that the cry of 300,000 unjust souls in Nanjing is heard by the world.
Unfortunately, because he was exposed to bloody and terrible historical facts during the writing process, Zhang Chunru has been suffering from inner suffering. After the book was published, he was frequently harassed by the right-wing forces in . This lady who kept running for her compatriots in Nanjing ended her life with a pistol in 2004.
But the memories she left are forever and profound.
Just like the poem written by the New American Human Rights Foundation at its funeral:
Like a rainbow You bring beauty and hope to the world;
Like a rainbow You show a bridge between heaven and earth;
Like a rainbow You can only stay for a short time, and the people who stay only have infinite memories;
Like an angel You represent kindness and courage;
Like an angel You are her messenger,
For justice You ask for the silent person and witness for history,
For humanity You give your life.
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