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Uyghur Americans Embrace Their Culture Amid Efforts in China to Erase It

By Megan Lebowitz
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Mar 2, 2020
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In February 2017, Kashgary and her 53-year-old mother Sureyya co-founded Ana Care & Education, a Uyghur language school in Fairfax. Every Sunday, children and teenagers attend lessons on Uyghur language, culture, history, dance, and more.

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