Psychiatrist
When Iris Chang suffered her mental illness, her family could not find appropriate help. According to her mother’s memoir, Iris
How I researched the characters for this play
Category: GEOMANCER Characters
Lester
The day after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese invaded the Philippines. The US army For the next three months, the combined
Chinese Women Survivors
Rape has always been used as a weapon of war. The actions of the Japanese troops during the Rape of
Von Karman
Theodore Von Karman (1881-1963) Born in Budapest of Jewish ancestry and part of a cadre of Hungarian Jews coined the
Tsien
Qian Xuesen also known as Hsue-shen Tsien (1911-2009) Came to the US in 1935 on a Boxer Rebellion scholarship, staying
Iris
Iris Chang (1968-2004) Asian American author of three books including Thread of a Silkworm, a biography of Qian Xuesen, The