72 Quotes by Iris Chang

Not only do people go into Chinese restaurants, but people are more likely to work with other Chinese-Americans, more likely to marry them.

California, where the anti-Chinese racism was greatest, became a very crucial swing state during presidential elections, and therefore both parties had to court California.

General histories-there have been a few that have served as pioneering books.

When you believe you have a future, you think in terms of generations and years. When you do not, you live not just by the day — but by the minute.

They probably do have an Asian Barbie.

The spoken word vanished with the wind. Likewise, the unrecorded life disappears as if it never existed.

Its a wonderful thing to see a segment of our population that is open and eager to learn more about Chinese culture. It has filtered into the mainstream. You see credit-card ads on TV with white couples and Chinese babies.

Please believe in THE POWER OF ONE. One person can make an enormous difference in the world. One person - actually, one idea - can start a war, or end one, or subvert an entire power structure. One discovery can cure a disease or spawn new technology to benefit or annihilate the human race. You as ONE individual can change millions of lives. Think big. Do not limit your vision and do not ever compromise your dreams or ideals.

I certainly didn't have a three-book plan or a 10-year plan when I worked on the first book.