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FEATURE A Probable Case of Selective Report By Tzy C. Peng Former Publisher and Managing Editor of Chinese American Forum (1997-2004) Comments on Russell Working’s article: “China salutes Illinois Hero of massacre by Japan” (Chicago Tribune, 25 September 2005) and the subsequent exchanges between R. Working and Dr. Hualing Hutt, the author of American Goddess at the Rape of Nanking: The Courage of Minnie Vautrin (Southern Illinois University Press, 2000). To avoid out-of-context quotes, a whole China (1894-1945) through periods of the Qing paragraph from R. Working’s article is reprinted Dynasty and Republic of China (Nationalist at a time in this text. China). Given this history, it is simply wrong to imply that this dance on Nanjing Massacre and its As I understand it, R. Working’s article content are somehow a political propaganda from is about a dance describing the Nanjing Massacre the People’s Republic of China via Minnie (or the Rape of Nanking) committed by the Vautrin. The strong sentiment against Japanese invading Japanese military in China (1937-38) war crimes comes from grassroots origin rather and an American missionary, Minnie Vautrin, than any government: Qing Dynasty, Republic of who participated in sheltering and saving Chinese China or People’s Republic of China. women from raping and killing by the marauding Japanese soldiers. R. Working said (5th paragraph): Another former Illinois resident is also at the R. Working said (4th paragraph): This center of the production “Nanjing 1937.” The summer and fall, in a rare turn of events, Beijing dance, which opened in Beijing this month and is commemorating the victims of Japanese war is slated to travel elsewhere in China, portrays crimes through the eyes of a foreigner: Vautrin. Vautrin’s ghost guiding the research of author In a communist country where the United States Iris Chang, who is revered here for writing a is often attacked in media and the arts, an official best-selling account of the atrocity, “The Rape dance drama tells of the massacre in Nanjing as of Nanking,” as the city was then know. witnessed by the American woman. This could be a personal interpretation The “Nanjing 1937” Dance is about by R.Workings. Iris Chang wrote her book in Nanjing Massacre: A holocaust-like war crime 1997, and Minnie Vautrin’s story in English by committed by the invading Japanese soldiers Dr. Hualing Hu was published in 2000 after they already captured the city of Nanjing (Southern Illinois University Press, (Nanking), then the national capital of China. Carbondale, Illinois). However, a Chinese 350,000 innocent and defenseless Chinese (men, version of the same story by Dr. Hu was women, seniors and children) were raped, published earlier by Chiu Ko Publishing Co., tortured, beheaded, bayoneted, shot and buried Taipei, Taiwan in 1997. We can only assume alive in a period of 6-8 weeks (15 that the Dance’s Choreographer Tong Ruirui December1937near 14 February 1938). adopted part of the text in Iris Chang’s book to Nanjing Massacre is a crime against describe Minnie Vautrin’s role in Nanjing humanity by any definition. It is an atrocity Massacre. Iris Chang is not just another author among many similar Japanese war crimes in writing about a minor historical event. Iris Chang is a historian, humanitarian and justice fighter, calling attention to the forgotten Chinese as a people and China as a nation. The holocaust caused by Japanese military in dance is a remembrance of history on Japanese China, and thereby raising the consciousness of atrocities during the Nanjing Massacre. Note that good and moral people in the U.S. and to this day, the postwar Japanese government still worldwide. refuses to admit Japan’s war crimes in China, apologize publicly and compensate the victims R. Working said (9th paragraph): The directly. The heroic rescue actions of Minnie dance occurs at a time when a documentary Vautrin, other Westerners and Chinese and books have brought about a renewed volunteers were duly noted. Thus, the dance is interest in Vautrin, said Hualing Hu, the not intended as a personal biography for Minnie Carbondale-based author of “American Vautrin or any other courageous individuals Goddess at the Rape of Nanking: The Courage (Foreigners and Chinese alike). of Minnie Vautrin.” An exhibition of Vautrin letters and photographs also opened in August The heroic story of Minnie Vautrin in Beijing. Mean-while in Illinois, Gov. during the Nanjing Massacre was brought forth by a Chinese American, Dr. Hualing Hu, out of RodBlagojevich has declared Tuesday, her deep appreciation for what Minnie Vautrin Sept. 27, “Minnie Vautrin Day” in response to a has done in saving Chinese lives. Dr. Hu spends request from a citizen. more than five years collecting rare and precious That citizen is a Chinese American, Mr. primary sources in order to piece together truly Walter Ko, a dear friend of mine for more than 13 what a humanitarian and a great person Minnie years in St. Louis, MO. Vautrin was. Prior to that no American journalist or writer has done any comprehensive R. Working said (11th and 12th documentation on Minnie Vautrin. paragraphs): But “Nanjing 1937” takes a surprising perspective: It downplays Vautrin’s Since the publication of Dr. Hu’s books, role in saving lives, said Aly Rose, who is dancing (including the Chinese version) (Refs. 11 & 12), the Vautrin role.(Vautrin’s college was part of a the people in China responded out of their own larger effort by foreigners credited with saving appreciation to Minnie Vautrin’s love for China, some 250,000 lives by creating places of refuge not necessarily by order of the government. Do in the city.) In one scene, Vautrin saves a girl allow Chinese people show their gratitude in their from the Japanese, but the child is later killed. own way. Aly Rose should read the seven “The focus of the story isn’t that Minni Vautrin specific informational questions addressed to her saved all these people.” Rose said. “The focus is from Dr. Hualing Hu’s email via R. Working (1 that Minnie Vautrin witnessed all these people October 2005). Please remember the history, dying, and Iris Chang wrote about it, and now we Nanjing Massacre occurred in 1937-38 under the are going to tell you about it today, ... I kept reign of the Republic of China, not the People’s saying, ‘Could we at least have one part that Republic of China. Recently, a memorial Service testifies that she actually saved lives?’” and a graveside ceremony for the late Minnie Vautrin at Shepherd, MI, on 12 May 2001 with The “Nanjing 1937” dance symbolizes a eulogies from friends (mostly Chinese deep, deep wound inflicted by the invading Americans) and the family (Reference 1.17), Japanese military on the people of China. The Again, the major media in the U.S., except local pain and suffering that Chinese had to endure is press, did not even mention this event as a no less than that of the Jewish people from Nazi newsworthy item. (Germany) atrocities. If R. Working would spend some time to study the barbaric war crimes R. Working said (25th and 26th committed by Japanese military in China, he paragraphs): The company was working to depict probably would have more sensitivity toward the the rapes that gave the massacre its name. (Japanese nationalists insist that Chinese and only conclude that his writing is a selective and Western rape and death estimates are grossly biased reporting. exaggerated.) Four leering male dancers stick out their tongues as they grab female partners As for the Quote referred to Aly Rose st and bend them about; the women grimace as if in (29th, 30th, and 31 paragraphs): In Rose’s view, agony. There is a chilling power as Rose circles the reasons are complex for downplaying the duets, pleading with Japanese soldiers, who Vautrin’s role in saving lives. It is hard to shove her aside. acknowledge the heroics of non-Chinese amid a national tragedy. After all, Chinese troops failed If R. Working is interested in the history to protect Nanjing against the Japanese. “It of Nanjing Massacre, the contributions by and would really be asking a lot to show that Minnie appreciation for Minnie Vautrin and others Vautrin saved all these people,” Rose said. “It’s during the Nanjing Massacre, I suggest that R. a challenge because she’s not Chinese.” Working read the extensive articles in the Chinese American Forum (CAF) magazine and Aly Rose implied that Chinese are well-known books by various authors written in somehow incapable of recognizing non-Chinese English, Chinese and Japanese (References 1- people. In fact, the Vautrin role in this dance is a 13), and the items outlined by Hualing Hu in her public recognition of non-Chinese heroes. email to R. Working and Aly Rose (that email is Recognition of other non-Chinese heroes is given reprinted following this article). At least, Mr. in Refs. 1, 4, 5, 6, 10-12. I wish Aly Rose would Working should go to Google.com for detail read the following two articles published in the information on Nanjing Massacre. The truth Chinese American Forum magazine: about Nanjing Massacre is everywhere, and can (1)Diplomats Who Saved Jews, A Chinese not be distorted just because Japanese ultra- diplomat and 16 others saved thousands of Jews nationalists want to. Besides, the Japanese ultra- in W.W.II, CAF, July 2000, pp. 6-9. (2)Rabbi nationalist claim is prejudiced by their own Abraham Cooper (Los Angeles, CA), The Moral conflict of interests. The same argument also Power of Memory, A speech given at the holds true in the denial of Nazi war crimes by the Japanese Diet in Tokyo, Japan.
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