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Iris Chang Quotes

Iris Chang quotes

Chinese Historian March 28, 1968 – November 9, 2004

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Iris Chang quote: "I have to finish this book tour of almost 30 cities."
I have to finish this book tour of almost 30 cities. Iris Chang
There are now hundreds of thousands of new engineers that are being trained in China. If people start finding themselves losing their jobs, not to the Chinese here but because China has become such a dominant force - then there could very well be a backlash. Iris Chang
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
When you take something extremely broad, then it is not a work of expansion or work of compression. It's hard because you have to decide what to throw out. Iris Chang
Somebody who was born in this country who visited China would later face difficulty getting back in to the USA. We have to keep in mind that the struggles of the Chinese against these exclusion laws really laid down the foundations of civil rights law. Iris Chang
Iris Chang quote: "Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself...."
Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else. Iris Chang
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
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
Iris Chang quote: "Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be..."
Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances. Iris Chang
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
Iris Chang quote: "It is very difficult to hang onto the relics of history."
It is very difficult to hang onto the relics of history. Iris Chang
Iris Chang quote: "Now, most of the new immigrants coming to this country are..."
Now, most of the new immigrants coming to this country are from Asia as opposed to Europe. Iris Chang
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
Iris Chang quote: "Whatever is not commonly seen is condemned as alien."
Whatever is not commonly seen is condemned as alien. Iris Chang
Iris Chang quote: "As the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel warned years ago, to forget..."
As the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel warned years ago, to forget a holocaust is to kill twice. Iris Chang

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