mother’s will

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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