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" The Silence to You "
Huang, Yu-Jing
Sterner, Susan
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1107577
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TLpq2450180005
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Huang, Yu-Jing
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Sterner, Susan
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The Silence to You\ Huang, Yu-JingSterner, Susan
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The George Washington University
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2020
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2020
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M.A.
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47
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| Abstract
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The Silence to You is a multimedia project that explores Uyghur diaspora’s thoughts and experiences juggling the pursuit of human rights as well as the fear of cultural loss. The majority of Uyghur residents in Northern Virginia are asylum seekers, leaving their homeland in northwest China because of political oppression, which in recent years has elevated to such a level that hardly anyone can get away without consequences – the internment camps. The Uyghur crisis was not widely known until the mass incarceration enacted by Chinese government brought it to international attention in 2017. Claiming that the action against their Uyghur citizens is to counter “religious extremism,” the government of China launched a grading system which would decide who to detain. The adverse answers included being Uyghurs and Muslims. In turn, many reports cut through the issue by portraying Uyghurs as “Chinese minorities” or “Chinese Muslims.” Such labels have caused the concern among some overseas Uyghurs around oversimplifying the story. Many reject the two-word representation that reduced them to one nationality or religion. The ethnic conflict between Uyghur and Han Chinese existed long before 2017. Besides, the complexity of them as a people is neglected by some news outlets. Through the eyes of five asylum seekers, this thesis aims to bring about a fair presentation of Uyghur people, answering the core question of who they are. A combination of mixed materials is deployed to carry out the narratives on the project website, including texts, digital photographs, videos, handwriting collected from the subjects, graphics, and embroidery.
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Asian studies
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Journalism
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Multimedia communications
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