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Monthly Archives November 2008

Survival Uyghur – Lesson Eight: Does this bus go to Nanmen?

Posted by Tewpiq on November 29, 2008 under Language in Xinjiang

Survival Uyghur From The New Dominion Lesson Eight: Does this bus go to Nanmen? Introduction Salam! and welcome to “Survival Uyghur”, The New Dominion’s series on speaking practical Uyghur. Last time, we asked our friends [...]

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Toking Up Has, Is, and Always Will Be an Inseparable Part of China

Posted by Porfiriy on November 28, 2008 under Humor , Xinjiang in the News

As the debate rages on about the implications of a 3600 year old Caucasoid mummy in Xinjiang, a team of international scientists has verified that the oldest stash of marijuana was excavated along with a [...]

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Survival Uyghur – Lesson Seven: Where are you going?

Posted by Tewpiq on November 26, 2008 under Language in Xinjiang

Survival Uyghur From The New Dominion Lesson Seven: Where are you going? Introduction Salam! and welcome to “Survival Uyghur”, The New Dominion’s series on speaking practical Uyghur. Quite some time ago, we formed questions and [...]

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Tabloid Backlash against New York Times Loulan Beauty Article

Posted by Porfiriy on November 24, 2008 under Reviews of Xinjiang Material

Some of you may have noticed about a week ago an article in the New York Times by correspondent Edward Wong titled, “The Dead Tell a Tale China Doesn’t Care to Listen To,” about the [...]

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Learning Uyghur Blurb: Nuclear Weapons

Posted by Porfiriy on November 22, 2008 under Language in Xinjiang

With Opkehessip busy with some real life activities, Survival Uyghur is on hold and I’m left to inject to the site with some occasional Uyghur language goodness. Sadly, without the pedagogical and linguistic training that [...]

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Identity Crisis Bonanza hosted by Pepsi

Posted by Porfiriy on November 22, 2008 under Links

Uyghurs dressed as Mexicans and Brazilians? Kazakhs and Tartars posing as Russians? Skulking Han Chinese teenagers with Japanese rising sun headbands? Central Asians exulting in German patriotism while the real German begrudgingly cheers for America? [...]

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