UYGHURS (Ethnic Group in Western CHINA) Video Conference

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010 – “UYGHURS (Ethnic Group in Western CHINA)”
Presenter: Stacey Irvin

The Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang province (Uyghurstan) in the People’s Republic of China. Most Uyghurs are Sunni Muslim Turks. In modern usage, Uyghur refers to settled Turkic urban dwellers and farmers of Kashgaria or Uyghurstan who follow traditional Central Asian sedentary practices, as distinguished from nomadic Turkic populations in Central Asia. The Bolsheviks reintroduced the term Uyghur to replace the previously used "Turk". Uyghurs are recognized as a separate ethnic group by the Chinese government.

Large diasporic communities of Uyghurs exist in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Smaller communities are found in Mongolia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Russia and Taoyuan County of Hunan province in south-central Mainland China. Uyghur neighborhoods can be found in major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Sydney, Washington D.C, Munich, Tokyo, Toronto, Istanbul.
Below is a listing of the videoconferencing opportunity through Vanderbilt’s Virtual School.


WINDOWS ON THE WORLD series in April from Vanderbilt Virtual School !!
Today's students are heirs to a world that grows smaller and more interconnected with each day. This semester our "Windows on the World" series gives students opportunities to learn about some lesser known countries and people groups to broaden students' views of the world and to increase their international literacy.

Each presenter will discuss his/her particular country and share the geographic location, the landmarks, government, culture, homes, food, and transportation of that country. The worldview of your students will expand as they learn more about different cultures.
Lesson plans and/or descriptions are available online for each topic!

REGISTER Online for all Videoconferences: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm

Target audience: students in grades 5 -12
Times: All videoconferences listed below will start at 8:00 our time and end at 8:45.
Format: 45-minutes formatted into 30-minute presentation, and then
15-20 minute Q & A
Cost: $75 per site
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu

FOUR videoconference topics: