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    'We must do more than remember': what Tiananmen means to the Chinese diaspora

    People from Chinese communities in the UK, Australia and New Zealand describe its legacy
    by As told to Kate Lyons, Aamna Mohdin and Eleanor Ainge Roy Jun 04, 2019 4 minutes
    Ian Chan as a toddler and his family in Hong Kong in the 90s. Photograph: Ian Chan

    NC Chang*, playwright, 21, London

    My mother was there when it happened: she was studying in Beijing at the time. She didn’t tell me about it at first, I actually heard of the massacre in school and I was bullied for it by kids who were like: “How could you do that to your own people?” It was one of the first moments in my childhood when I realised I’m not English, I’m an other. I am Chinese and this is part of my history.

    My mum was slowly able to tell me what happened and of the violence she saw. I used to think: “Why aren’t you saying more?” But I realise now it’s because she

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