[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fpMAVP-bEUP2cyHnZk8SlHdvzKs8S4oWR4HLhnsjqKCA":3,"$fyaMltKcsVZW_KPUvqL3QNyxcoR2SxVuXyD0D_1ZH4-0":14},{"author":4,"tags":13},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":10,"slug":11,"image_url":12},30239,"Iris Chang","I",72,"The Rape of Nanking is one of Iris Chang's notable works, a book that brought her significant recognition as a writer and journalist. Chang worked in both English and Chinese, and her writing sat at the intersection of journalism, political activism, and human rights advocacy. These roles defined much of her public life as a United States citizen.\n\nChang was born on March 28, 1968, in Princeton. She attended University Laboratory High School before going on to study at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's College of Media. She later pursued further education at Johns Hopkins University. 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