Kazakhstan
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Kazakh and Uzbek Biweekly Language Lunches
If you’re looking to learn or improve your Kazakh or Uzbek language skills, or simply want to learn more about Central Asian countries, join us for casual biweekly lunches. These gatherings provide an opportunity to practice language skills and engage in conversations about the culture and heritage of Central Asia. Location: Graduate Student Lounge, 6th Floor, 1957… Continue reading Kazakh and Uzbek Biweekly Language Lunches
Book presentation: “Mystical Forest: Collected Poems and Short Stories of Dungan Ethnographer Ali Dzhon”
Born in Shor-Tyube, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR, in 1951, Dungan ethnographer and creative writer Ali Dzhon is widely regarded as the pre-eminent writer on the material and spiritual culture and history of the Dungan people, the Sinophone Muslims of Central Asia. Mystical Forest makes available for the first time in English a significant collection of Dzhon’s… Continue reading Book presentation: “Mystical Forest: Collected Poems and Short Stories of Dungan Ethnographer Ali Dzhon”
Nuclear and Biological Nonproliferation: Lessons from Kazakhstan and Central Asiakaza
Stronger than Death memorial, Semei, Kazakhstan. Image Source: astanatimes.com In a world increasingly defined by bellicose rhetoric, nuclear nonproliferation is no longer taken for granted. In a post-Covid world, pandemics threaten public health the world over. Kazakhstan dismantled the world's fourth-largest nuclear arsenal and is a leader in global nonproliferation. Kazakhstan now seeks to create… Continue reading Nuclear and Biological Nonproliferation: Lessons from Kazakhstan and Central Asiakaza
