A stone is most precious where it belongs : a memoir of Uyghur exile, hope, and survival / Gulchehra Hoja.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2023Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 303 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780306828843
- 0306828847
- Hoja, Gulchehra
- Journalists -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu -- Biography
- Uighur (Turkic people) -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu -- Biography
- Uighur (Turkic people) -- Crimes against -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Uighur (Turkic people) -- United States -- Biography
- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- Biography
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This extraordinary memoir shares an insight into the lives of the Uyghurs, a people and culture being systematically destroyed by China--and a woman who gave up everything to help her people.
A Stone is Most Precious Where it Belongs is Gulchehra's stunning memoir, taking us into the everyday world of life under Chinese rule in East Turkestan (more formally known as the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China), from her idyllic childhood to its modern nightmare. The grandchild of a renowned musician and the daughter of an esteemed archaeologist, Gulchehra grew up with her people's culture and history running through her veins. She showed her gifts early on as a dancer, actress, and storyteller, putting her on a path to success as a major television star. Slowly though, she began to understand what China was doing to her people, as well as her own complicity as a journalist. As her rising fame and growing political awakening coincided, she made it her mission to expose the crimes Beijing is committing in the far reaches of its nation, no matter the cost.
Reveling in the beauty of East Turkestan and its people - its music, its culture, its heritage, and above all its emphasis on community and family - this groundbreaking memoir gives us a glimpse beyond what the Chinese state wants us to see, showcasing a woman who was willing to risk not just her own life, but also that of everyone she loves, to expose her people's story to the world.
Prologue -- Part I Growing up in the Uyghur homeland -- Part II A fall to earth -- Part III The seeds of disillusionment -- Part IV A new start and a new low -- Part V A sense of purpose -- Epilogue.
An award-winning Uyghur journalist based in the United States, whose own family members disappeared into concentration camps, exposes the systematic destruction of culture and human rights by the Chinese government in the East Turkestan region.