🎥 Finding Iris Chang, a gripping two-part documentary premiering this year, reignites global conversations about truth-seeking and historical justice. The film chronicles how the Chinese-American writer risked everything to expose Japan’s 1937 Nanjing Massacre atrocities – interviewing survivors, unearthing rare documents like John Rabe’s diaries, and facing fierce backlash from right-wing groups.
💡 Chang’s 1997 book The Rape of Nanking shattered decades of silence, drawing parallels to the Holocaust. But as the docu reveals, her relentless advocacy came at a personal cost. 'She carried survivors’ trauma like her own,' says a historian interviewed in the film.
🌏 For young audiences today, Chang’s story resonates as a call to confront hard histories. The documentary features never-before-seen footage of her 1995 trip to the Chinese mainland, where elderly survivors thanked her for amplifying their voices. 🕊️
📚 Though Chang tragically died in 2004, her legacy thrives: museums now teach about the massacre globally, and her son (featured in the film) continues her mission. As one viewer tweeted: 'This isn’t just history – it’s about who gets to tell the story.'
