- Free Uyghurs and a Mapby UAA InternMiran Mavlan, Ph.D., is an advocate of human rights, environmental enthusiast, public speaker and organic material chemist. A Uyghur born in Ghulja (East Turkistan), he came to USA at the age of 7 and was one of the very first Uyghurs to live in CA. After obtaining his bachelors degrees in Chemistry and Physics, and … Continue reading Free Uyghurs and a Map
- A New President, New Congress, and New Questions for Uyghur Americansby UAA InternLast weekend, the Associated Press called the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election for Joe Biden. In this week’s post, the UAA blog will review the probable foreign policy of the United States towards the Uyghur crisis, considering the stated positions of the incoming Biden administration,, along with a likely Republican majority in the Senate, and … Continue reading A New President, New Congress, and New Questions for Uyghur Americans
- Baking Samsas, the Go-to Uyghur Street Snackby UAA InternThis week, we decided to have some fun and explore Uyghur culture by making a classic Uyghur recipe, the simple yet too-delectable-for-words meat pie known as the samsa. If you noticed the similarity between “samsa” and “samosa”, it’s no accident. They both come from the Persian root word sanbosag. Unlike samosas, however, samsas are baked … Continue reading Baking Samsas, the Go-to Uyghur Street Snack
- Interview with Uyghur Protestor, 10/1/2020by UAA InternOn October 1st, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers, Southern Mongolians, Taiwanese, Chinese, and others held demonstrations in 90 cities throughout the world as part of the inaugural Global Day of Action against the Chinese Communist Party. In Washington, DC the Uyghur American Association performed a unique political theater action in front of the U.S. Congress to draw attention … Continue reading Interview with Uyghur Protestor, 10/1/2020
- What Despotism Looks Like, Part 1by UAA InternHistory and politics, in the age of mass media and flickering screens and constant streams of information captured in headlines and blurbs and carefully selected pictures, is increasingly understood aesthetically first and theoretically second. A word like “despot” conveys frantic and violent images of men in dark suits, hollering at the top of their lungs … Continue reading What Despotism Looks Like, Part 1
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