| Birth Name | Iris Shun-Ru Chang |
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| Birth | Born on 1968-03-28 at Princeton, New Jersey United States |
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| Death | Died on 2004-11-09 at Los Gatos, California United States due to Suicide by self-inflicted gunshot |
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| Sex | F |
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| Nationality | Chinese American |
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| Profession | Freelance historian and journalist |
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| Education | University: BS Journalism, University of Illinois (1989)
University: MA Writing, Johns Hopkins University (1991) |
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| Married To | Brett Douglas (1991 - 9 November 2004) (her death) 1 child |
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| Father | Prof. Shau-Jin Chang (Physics Professor, University of Illinois) |
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| Mother | Dr. Ying-Ying Chang (Microbiologist, University of Illinois) |
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| Sons | Christopher (b. 2002) |
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 Iris Shun-Ru Chang (Traditional Chinese: 張純如; Simplified Chinese: å¼ çº¯å¦‚; Pinyin: ZhÄng Chúnrú; March 28, 1968 – November 9, 2004) was a freelance Chinese American historian and journalist. She was best known for her popular but controversial account of the Nanjing Massacre, The Rape of Nanking. She committed suicide in 2004 after suffering from depres ..
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