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Author: <span class="vcard">Camila Guerra Garcia</span>

From Silence to Remembrance: Memorializing the Nanjing Massacre

Historical Context The Nanjing Massacre occurred in Nanjing, China from December 13th, 1937 to January, 1938. The mass killing, raping, robbing, kidnapping, destruction, and torturing of Chinese citizens by Japanese Imperial Army soldiers took place during these six weeks. The Second Sino-Japanese war was happening prior to World War II, …