Mother’S Will
- 1. MOTHER’S WILL DURNYAM MASHUROVA
- 2. Mother’s Will: Culture Context of Uighur culture in rural Kazakhstan Town of Jarkent Chon Chighan village
- 3. Mother’s Will: Places Context of places Kazakhstan USA Rural and urban Real cites New York on 9/11 Huntington Library Zharkent Mosque
- 4. Mother’s Will: History Historical background Stalin repressions in late 1930s. Broken families Children of “Enemy of State”
- 5. Mother’s Will: History Historical background World War II Soviet regime in rural Kazakhstan Perestroika Modern times
- 6. Mother’s Will: Work Strong female characters World War II and women labor in rural Kazakhstan Years of poverty and famine
- 7. Mother’s Will: Family Historical background China - Kazakhstan migration Migration’s effects on families
- 8. Mother’s Will: Culture Uighur traditions Naming a child Funeral Commemoration Muslim holidays
- 9. Mother’s Will: Culture Uighur Culture Context Food recipes Lagman, Zhutta, Manta, Tono Nan, Zhit, Chushur Traditions Wedding: folk and modern influences
- 10. Mother’s Will : Music Uighur music 12 Uighur Muqams Folk music Modern music: group Dervishi
- 11. Mother’s Will: Love Developing a story Stories of love as main line in a book: Tursun and Saadat Amanzhan and Guzyal and others
- 12. Mother’s Will: Kindness Human relationships Characters from diverse backgrounds Neighbor Polina and her son Sasha, Afghan War veteran
- 13. Mother’s Will: Names Special meanings of character names Mehriban - loving Guncha – flower bud Ruth – friend Soledad - solitude
- 14. Mother’s Will: Truth True Women Stories Prostitution and AIDS Drug addiction and crime Domestic violence and rape
- 15. Mother’s Will: Worldview Dialogue Different cultures Different value systems Story line Lead character, Mehriban, Uighur writer Opposition character, Ruth, American business lady
- 16. Mother’s Will: Conclusion Like Uighur quilt made of little pieces of fabric, the book is made of little stories and has different layers Women stories set in different times (later 30s to present day) Historical background Cultural context Dialogue between Uighur and American characters Hardships made women stronger Story of love as main line
- 17. MOTHER’S WILL Thank You For more information, please visit: www.dmashurova.blogspot.com