A daughter remembered, in life and death  Ying-Ying Chang +Read
Caption  Iris Chang is best known for two things: writing the
explosive bestseller “The Rape of Nanking,” and then killing
herself. Both parts merge in “The Woman Who Could Not Forget,” a
memoir by Ying-Ying Chang, her mother.  Ying-Ying Chang will
speak Sunday at 2 p.m. at the San Diego Chinese Historical
Museum. A retired biochemist who lives in San Jose, she answered
questions by email.  Why did you write this book?  Although my
daughter was a public figure, very few people really knew her
personal life. We are a close family; Iris wrote numerous
letters and emails to me and her dad over the years. We also
talked over the phone constantly. Immediately after she died, I
decided to write a book on her, so others could understand her
life and her passion.  Another reason for writing this book is
when Iris died, her son Christopher was only two years old. He
will never know his mother unless I write a book on her. The
book was dedicated to Christo