Author: Jewher Ilham
Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
ISBN: 9781608011056
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When Jewher Ilham's father, Ilham Toti, was detained at the Beijing airport in February 2013 on charges of "separatism," Jewher had two choices: she could stay in China or fly to America alone. Jewher boarded the plane for Indiana and began a new life apart from her family and was half a world away when her father was sentenced to life in prison. Through a series of interviews with novelist Adam Braver and scholar Ashley Barton, Jewher recounted her father's nightmare and her own transition from student to eloquent advocate for the Uyghur people. The resulting book, Jewher Ilham: A Uyghur's Fight to Free Her Father, is an intimate, exclusive portrait that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown calls "proof that Jewher and her people will not be silenced."
Jewher Ilham
Author: Jewher Ilham
Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
ISBN: 9781608011056
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When Jewher Ilham's father, Ilham Toti, was detained at the Beijing airport in February 2013 on charges of "separatism," Jewher had two choices: she could stay in China or fly to America alone. Jewher boarded the plane for Indiana and began a new life apart from her family and was half a world away when her father was sentenced to life in prison. Through a series of interviews with novelist Adam Braver and scholar Ashley Barton, Jewher recounted her father's nightmare and her own transition from student to eloquent advocate for the Uyghur people. The resulting book, Jewher Ilham: A Uyghur's Fight to Free Her Father, is an intimate, exclusive portrait that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown calls "proof that Jewher and her people will not be silenced."
Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
ISBN: 9781608011056
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When Jewher Ilham's father, Ilham Toti, was detained at the Beijing airport in February 2013 on charges of "separatism," Jewher had two choices: she could stay in China or fly to America alone. Jewher boarded the plane for Indiana and began a new life apart from her family and was half a world away when her father was sentenced to life in prison. Through a series of interviews with novelist Adam Braver and scholar Ashley Barton, Jewher recounted her father's nightmare and her own transition from student to eloquent advocate for the Uyghur people. The resulting book, Jewher Ilham: A Uyghur's Fight to Free Her Father, is an intimate, exclusive portrait that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown calls "proof that Jewher and her people will not be silenced."
Because I Have To
Author: Jewher Ilham
Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
ISBN: 9781608012275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
When Jewher Ilham's father, Ilham Tohti, an internationally known advocate for peaceful dialogue between his Uyghur people and Han Chinese, was detained at the Beijing airport in February 2013 on charges of "separatism," and later sentenced to life in prison, Jewher was forced to begin a new life apart from her family in a new country. There, she found her voice as an advocate for her father, and for Uyghur people being forced into concentration camps by the Chinese government. In Because I Have To: The Path To Survival, The Uyghur Struggle, Jewher shares an intimate account of how she maintained the strength and courage to fight for her father, the sometimes emotional toll it took on her, and the inspiration and loss of her mentor. With the inclusion of testimonials of Uyghur camp survivors and others affected by the crackdown on Uyghurs in China, Because I Have To: the path to survival, the Uyghur struggle tells the story of one person, and of an entire culture under threat.
Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
ISBN: 9781608012275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
When Jewher Ilham's father, Ilham Tohti, an internationally known advocate for peaceful dialogue between his Uyghur people and Han Chinese, was detained at the Beijing airport in February 2013 on charges of "separatism," and later sentenced to life in prison, Jewher was forced to begin a new life apart from her family in a new country. There, she found her voice as an advocate for her father, and for Uyghur people being forced into concentration camps by the Chinese government. In Because I Have To: The Path To Survival, The Uyghur Struggle, Jewher shares an intimate account of how she maintained the strength and courage to fight for her father, the sometimes emotional toll it took on her, and the inspiration and loss of her mentor. With the inclusion of testimonials of Uyghur camp survivors and others affected by the crackdown on Uyghurs in China, Because I Have To: the path to survival, the Uyghur struggle tells the story of one person, and of an entire culture under threat.
Surveillance State
Author: Josh Chin
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250249309
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Where is the line between digital utopia and digital police state? Surveillance State tells the gripping, startling, and detailed story of how China’s Communist Party is building a new kind of political control: shaping the will of the people through the sophisticated—and often brutal—harnessing of data. It is a story born in Silicon Valley and America’s “War on Terror,” and now playing out in alarming ways on China’s remote Central Asian frontier. As ethnic minorities in a border region strain against Party control, China’s leaders have built a dystopian police state that keeps millions under the constant gaze of security forces armed with AI. But across the country in the city of Hangzhou, the government is weaving a digital utopia, where technology helps optimize everything from traffic patterns to food safety to emergency response. Award-winning journalists Josh Chin and Liza Lin take readers on a journey through the new world China is building within its borders, and beyond. Telling harrowing stories of the people and families affected by the Party’s ambitions, Surveillance State reveals a future that is already underway—a new society engineered around the power of digital surveillance.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250249309
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Where is the line between digital utopia and digital police state? Surveillance State tells the gripping, startling, and detailed story of how China’s Communist Party is building a new kind of political control: shaping the will of the people through the sophisticated—and often brutal—harnessing of data. It is a story born in Silicon Valley and America’s “War on Terror,” and now playing out in alarming ways on China’s remote Central Asian frontier. As ethnic minorities in a border region strain against Party control, China’s leaders have built a dystopian police state that keeps millions under the constant gaze of security forces armed with AI. But across the country in the city of Hangzhou, the government is weaving a digital utopia, where technology helps optimize everything from traffic patterns to food safety to emergency response. Award-winning journalists Josh Chin and Liza Lin take readers on a journey through the new world China is building within its borders, and beyond. Telling harrowing stories of the people and families affected by the Party’s ambitions, Surveillance State reveals a future that is already underway—a new society engineered around the power of digital surveillance.
Words for Warriors
Author: Sam Sorbo
Publisher: Humanix Books
ISBN: 1630061867
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
“For too long the Left has tried to silence the Right through a war on words. Understanding their tactics and what we can do about it is crucial. Sam Sorbo lays it all out.” — Sean Spicer, Host of Spicer&Co In Words for Warriors, with her trademark wit and intelligence, Sam Sorbo shows exactly how radical left-wingers have manipulated language to fit their own socialistic and anti-freedom agenda. Sam Sorbo is on a mission to reclaim today’s hot button/culture war words for all freedom-loving Americans. After hearing all the hatred spewing from ideologues, mainstream media, social justice warriors, and political hacks, Sam Sorbo was fed up: “I’m tired of their games, so I’m calling BS on them. It’s time to set the record straight, especially for the folks who are just trying to enjoy the lives the Lord gave them and want a few things explained in easy-to-understand prose.” Arranged in an accessible “A-Z” glossary style, readers can dip in to discover the real meanings behind the acronyms, words, and phrases that the toxic liberal left loves to force on the rest of us. From Ad hominem, antifa, and anarchy… To woke, wonk, and zeitgeist Mixed with the newly-coined concepts like covidiot, pizzagate, and TERF… Words for Warriors is a treasure trove of linguistic gymnastics the Democrats and other toxic lefties employ to further their anti-American agenda. Arm yourself with Words for Warriors, and fight back against political correctness that squashes real debate, free speech, and prosperity.
Publisher: Humanix Books
ISBN: 1630061867
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
“For too long the Left has tried to silence the Right through a war on words. Understanding their tactics and what we can do about it is crucial. Sam Sorbo lays it all out.” — Sean Spicer, Host of Spicer&Co In Words for Warriors, with her trademark wit and intelligence, Sam Sorbo shows exactly how radical left-wingers have manipulated language to fit their own socialistic and anti-freedom agenda. Sam Sorbo is on a mission to reclaim today’s hot button/culture war words for all freedom-loving Americans. After hearing all the hatred spewing from ideologues, mainstream media, social justice warriors, and political hacks, Sam Sorbo was fed up: “I’m tired of their games, so I’m calling BS on them. It’s time to set the record straight, especially for the folks who are just trying to enjoy the lives the Lord gave them and want a few things explained in easy-to-understand prose.” Arranged in an accessible “A-Z” glossary style, readers can dip in to discover the real meanings behind the acronyms, words, and phrases that the toxic liberal left loves to force on the rest of us. From Ad hominem, antifa, and anarchy… To woke, wonk, and zeitgeist Mixed with the newly-coined concepts like covidiot, pizzagate, and TERF… Words for Warriors is a treasure trove of linguistic gymnastics the Democrats and other toxic lefties employ to further their anti-American agenda. Arm yourself with Words for Warriors, and fight back against political correctness that squashes real debate, free speech, and prosperity.
New Orleans Griot
Author: Tom Dent
Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
ISBN: 9781608011490
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
A mid-twentieth century African American writer and cultural activist, Tom Dent worked tirelessly to help cultivate the Black Arts Movement, mentoring numerous other artists and writers. Taken from his papers held at the Amistad Research Center in New Orleans, this vital collection brings together Dent's fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and drama, including many previously unpublished works. With introductions by Kalamu ya Salaam, New Orleans Griot: A Tom Dent Reader showcases the remarkable life and writing of Tom Dent, from his early days in New York to working with the Free Southern Theatre in Mississippi to his astute observations of New Orleans and the black Mardi Gras Indians.
Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
ISBN: 9781608011490
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
A mid-twentieth century African American writer and cultural activist, Tom Dent worked tirelessly to help cultivate the Black Arts Movement, mentoring numerous other artists and writers. Taken from his papers held at the Amistad Research Center in New Orleans, this vital collection brings together Dent's fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and drama, including many previously unpublished works. With introductions by Kalamu ya Salaam, New Orleans Griot: A Tom Dent Reader showcases the remarkable life and writing of Tom Dent, from his early days in New York to working with the Free Southern Theatre in Mississippi to his astute observations of New Orleans and the black Mardi Gras Indians.
Beyond the Bricks
Author: Daron Crawford
Publisher: Neighborhood Story Project
ISBN: 9781608010165
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
More than parallel stories,Beyond the Bricksis a conversationabout life in New Orleans as the city's major public housingprojects are torn down. With childhoods spent in the Calliopeand St. Bernard projects, Daron and Pernell document whatthese communities meant, the new struggles of living outsidethe projects, and their families' new footholds in the city.The book describes the many cultures of teenage NewOrleans, showing the strengths and tensions of the differentscenes the authors call home. Daron and Pernell, bothaspiring artists, write about discovering their passions. Daronlearns to rap from his uncle, who helps him pen his firstlyrics. For Pernell, a love of dance comes from watchingother dancers on the floor of a local club.InBeyond the Bricks, Daron and Pernell examine bothwhere they have been and where they intend their talents totake them.
Publisher: Neighborhood Story Project
ISBN: 9781608010165
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
More than parallel stories,Beyond the Bricksis a conversationabout life in New Orleans as the city's major public housingprojects are torn down. With childhoods spent in the Calliopeand St. Bernard projects, Daron and Pernell document whatthese communities meant, the new struggles of living outsidethe projects, and their families' new footholds in the city.The book describes the many cultures of teenage NewOrleans, showing the strengths and tensions of the differentscenes the authors call home. Daron and Pernell, bothaspiring artists, write about discovering their passions. Daronlearns to rap from his uncle, who helps him pen his firstlyrics. For Pernell, a love of dance comes from watchingother dancers on the floor of a local club.InBeyond the Bricks, Daron and Pernell examine bothwhere they have been and where they intend their talents totake them.
The Story of Dan Bright
Author: Dan Bright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781608011247
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Everybody knows New Orleans, but nobody knows this New Orleans. At sixteen years old, Dan Bright was the head of a New Orleans drug empire. As his operation grew, it was only a matter of time before he attracted the attention of the criminal justice system, which would stop at nothing--including framing Dan for murder--to get him off the streets. Dan's capital murder trial lasted only one day. The District Attorney's office used false testimony and fabricated evidence to lead the jury to their ultimate conclusion: Daniel Bright was guilty and deserved the death penalty. This incredible true story unflinchingly shows the injustice of the legal system, as well as the base corruption on display at Angola prison, where Dan spent ten years fighting his wrongful conviction and struggling for a right supposedly guaranteed to all Americans: a fair trial.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781608011247
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Everybody knows New Orleans, but nobody knows this New Orleans. At sixteen years old, Dan Bright was the head of a New Orleans drug empire. As his operation grew, it was only a matter of time before he attracted the attention of the criminal justice system, which would stop at nothing--including framing Dan for murder--to get him off the streets. Dan's capital murder trial lasted only one day. The District Attorney's office used false testimony and fabricated evidence to lead the jury to their ultimate conclusion: Daniel Bright was guilty and deserved the death penalty. This incredible true story unflinchingly shows the injustice of the legal system, as well as the base corruption on display at Angola prison, where Dan spent ten years fighting his wrongful conviction and struggling for a right supposedly guaranteed to all Americans: a fair trial.
Katrina Papers
Author: Jerry W. Ward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Dr. Jerry W. Ward, Jr. fuses autobiography, politics, spirituality, history, and poetry in a highly inventive and unusual trip through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Ward's house and the university campus where he worked as a professor were both flooded in the storm. It is from this trauma that Ward scrambles to find hope and sanity in a world ruled by the fact ?that thousands ? have been abused by Nature and revenge is impossible.?
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Dr. Jerry W. Ward, Jr. fuses autobiography, politics, spirituality, history, and poetry in a highly inventive and unusual trip through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Ward's house and the university campus where he worked as a professor were both flooded in the storm. It is from this trauma that Ward scrambles to find hope and sanity in a world ruled by the fact ?that thousands ? have been abused by Nature and revenge is impossible.?
Dear Baba
Author: Maryam Rafiee
Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
ISBN: 9781608011612
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Maryam Rafiee was only a teenager when her father, Hossein Rafiee, was first imprisoned in Iran for expressing his political views. Unable to see or speak to him, she wrote him letters that she could never send. She recorded the things she wished she could tell him: thoughts on school, home, the family's struggle to free him, and—most importantly—her own hopes and dreams. Fifteen years later, in the wake of her father's second imprisonment, Maryam offers these letters to the world, to reveal the suffering undergone by prisoners of conscience and their families. Her story is one of hope, courage, and love in the face of tyranny.
Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
ISBN: 9781608011612
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Maryam Rafiee was only a teenager when her father, Hossein Rafiee, was first imprisoned in Iran for expressing his political views. Unable to see or speak to him, she wrote him letters that she could never send. She recorded the things she wished she could tell him: thoughts on school, home, the family's struggle to free him, and—most importantly—her own hopes and dreams. Fifteen years later, in the wake of her father's second imprisonment, Maryam offers these letters to the world, to reveal the suffering undergone by prisoners of conscience and their families. Her story is one of hope, courage, and love in the face of tyranny.
Understanding China's Crackdown on Rights Advocates : Personal Accounts and Perspectives
Author: United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description