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MOTHER’S WILLMOTHER’S WILL
DURNYAM MASHUROVA
Mother’s Will: CultureMother’s Will: Culture Context of Uighur
culture in rural KazakhstanTown of JarkentChon Chighan
village
Mother’s Will: PlacesMother’s Will: Places Context of places
KazakhstanUSARural and urbanReal cites
New York on 9/11Huntington LibraryZharkent Mosque
Mother’s Will: HistoryMother’s Will: History Historical
backgroundStalin repressions
in late 1930s.Broken familiesChildren of
“Enemy of State”
Mother’s Will: HistoryMother’s Will: History Historical
backgroundWorld War IISoviet regime in
rural KazakhstanPerestroikaModern times
Mother’s Will: WorkMother’s Will: Work Strong female
charactersWorld War II and
women labor in rural Kazakhstan
Years of poverty and famine
Mother’s Will: FamilyMother’s Will: Family Historical
backgroundChina -
Kazakhstan migration
Migration’s effects on families
Mother’s Will: CultureMother’s Will: Culture Uighur traditions
Naming a childFuneralCommemorationMuslim holidays
Mother’s Will: CultureMother’s Will: Culture Uighur Culture
ContextFood recipes
Lagman, Zhutta, Manta, Tono Nan, Zhit, Chushur
Traditions Wedding: folk and
modern influences
Mother’s WillMother’s Will: MusicUighur music
12 Uighur Muqams
Folk musicModern music:
group Dervishi
Mother’s Will: LoveMother’s Will: Love Developing a
storyStories of love as
main line in a book: Tursun and SaadatAmanzhan and
Guzyal and others
Mother’s Will: KindnessMother’s Will: Kindness Human
relationshipsCharacters from
diverse backgroundsNeighbor Polina
and her son Sasha, Afghan War veteran
Mother’s Will: NamesMother’s Will: Names Special meanings
of character namesMehriban - lovingGuncha – flower
budRuth – friendSoledad - solitude
Mother’s Will: TruthMother’s Will: Truth True Women
StoriesProstitution and
AIDSDrug addiction
and crimeDomestic violence
and rape
Mother’s Will: Mother’s Will: WorldviewWorldview
Dialogue Different cultures Different value systems
Story line Lead character,
Mehriban, Uighur writer Opposition character,
Ruth, American business lady
Mother’s Will: Mother’s Will: ConclusionConclusion
Like Uighur quilt made of little pieces of fabric, the book is made of little stories and has different layersWomen stories set in different times (later
30s to present day)Historical backgroundCultural contextDialogue between Uighur and American
charactersHardships made women strongerStory of love as main line
MOTHER’S WILLMOTHER’S WILL
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