Unforgettable years

Author: Wu Yingguang
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: Sumatra is the second-largest island in Indonesia. The northern part of the island is the most developed region in terms of politics, economy, and culture. The local overseas Chinese deeply love their motherland and are always concerned about its rise and fall. When the "July 7th Incident" broke out and Japanese invaders raged, the Chinese nation was at a critical juncture of life and death. Despite the suppression by the Dutch colonial government, the overseas Chinese on Sumatra established relief committees, widely conducted fundraising, collected supplies, and donated money for the war effort. They even organized groups of drivers, technicians, and others to return to China to support the Anti-Japanese War. This book is divided into three parts, with the main content including Preface, Anti-Japanese Period, A Brief Overview of the Anti-Japanese Struggle of Overseas Chinese in Northern Sumatra, Biographies of Overseas Chinese Martyrs and Missing Persons in the Anti-Japanese Struggle on Sumatra, a Consolation Letter from the Allied Command in Medan to the Families of the "September 20th" Martyrs, an Introduction to the "September 20th" Martyrs Monument, Eulogy for the Dedication Ceremony of the Anti-Japanese Eleven Martyrs Monument in Pekan Tunggul, The Establishment Process of the Anti-Japanese Eleven Martyrs Monument in Pekan Tunggul, A List of Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese Fighters in Xindu Prison, In Japanese Fascist Prison, In the Japanese Military Police Department, Notes from Prison, Eating Thick Soup, The Horrors of the Prison Ward, Torture, Sentencing, Recollections of the "September 20th" Incident on Sumatra, Reminiscences of the Establishment and Development of the Anti-Alliance Transport and Liaison Station, Postwar Period, Comments on Several Issues of the Postwar Patriotism and Democracy Movement of Overseas Chinese in Northern Sumatra, A Record of the Beginning and End of the Sumatra Branch of the China Democratic League, An Overview of the Role of the Medan Overseas Chinese General Association, Reminiscences of Several Incidents of the Medan Overseas Chinese General Association, The Birth and Development of the Medan Overseas Chinese Women's Association in the Overseas Chinese Movement, The Establishment and Closure of Dadi Bookstore, The Publication Before and After the Medan "Democracy Daily," The Emergence of the Medan "Democracy Daily," The Evolution of Chinese Newspapers on Sumatra, Appendix, A Record of the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Conference of the "September 20th" Incident, Speech at the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Conference of the Victory of the Anti-Japanese War in Hong Kong, A Song in Memory of "September 20th," Postscript.