A Eulogy for Iris Chang

[Modem Butterfly]

"Just think big!" I told them. "That's half the battle! What do you have to lose? If someone turns you down, they turn you down, so what? And then you move on. Just get a sense of entitlement, will you? It doesn't matter if you're in the Midwest. Or if you're at a public school. Just decide what you want and go get it. To the point of being naive. Your voice is not your voice. It's the voice of your generation! Just Iris Chang it!" I explained, almost taking on her passionate tone as I spoke.

http://salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/11/30/iris_chang/index.html

[flamingyouth]

1. Thanks for the link

This is just such a sad story all around. I have all of her books, and I was so very sorry to hear about her suicide. :(