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This was the birth surname of an activist who danced in political one-woman street shows on UPenn’s campus before publicly self-immolating in 1996. An author with this surname, who frequently used the (15[1])phrase “The Power of One,” wrote a profile of an aerospace engineer who was the target of a smear campaign after co-founding Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. A park in San Jose honors an author with this surname who is the dedicatee of R. F. Kuang’s grimdark fantasy The Poppy War (-5[1])and a time-travel story (15[1])by Ken (*) Liu. Hate mail and death threats resulted in the 2004 suicide (-5[1])at age 36 of that author with this surname, (10[2])who used her own (10[1])grandparents (10[1])and the diaries of (10[1])Minnie (10[1])Vautrin and John (10[1])Rabe (“RAH-buh”) as sources for a 1997 bestseller that alleges (10[1])thousands of mass murders were covered up (10[1])by Japan’s government. (10[1])For 10 points, give this surname of the historian who wrote The Rape of (10[1])Nanking, Iris. (10[1])■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Chang [or Iris Chang; or Iris Shun-Ru Chang; accept Kathy Change; accept Kathleen Chang] (The other Iris Chang book mentioned is Thread of the Silkworm, which is about Qian Xuesen.)
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1593%13%13%115.57

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Tejas RajeBHSU BLMM's LLM MLM3115
Robert WangNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)Are You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret81-5
Swapnil Gargit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone8515
Walter ZhangMindgoblin of Little HobbesNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)98-5
Ryan RosenbergA Nervy Liberal Nanny HencePunished "Venom" BHSU10710
Akshar GoyalSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREThe Jeam Team10710
Chris RayWe Need New NamesI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)11110
Daniel MaThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team11210
William GoldenThe Dyatlov Passement incidentThe Empire Bikes Back11610
Nikhil DesaiFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!Les Missourables11710
Rohan Khervar merchantswhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything12010
Stephen LiuLisan al-QuibLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago12910
Ethan AshbrookGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A13610
Dylan MinarikAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)13910
Richard YugenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy15310
Richard NiuAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHThe Oldest Men in the World15510
Anwen KelleherNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)Mindgoblin of Little Hobbes1560