Social integration assessment:foreign merchants in Yiwu

By Jiajun Li, Haozhe Meng, Jiadong Zhu, Yihong Yin, and Lezhong Wang
Located in the middle of Zhejiang province, Yiwu is home to nearly 2 million residents, including 13 thousand foreigners from more than 100 countries. The city owns the largest commodity wholesale market in the world. Yiwu has been developed into one of the most significant locations for international trade since the implementation of the “Economic Reform and Opening-up” policy in the 1980s and the introduction of the “Belt and Road Initiative” in the 2010s. Continue reading Social integration assessment:foreign merchants in Yiwu

Xinjiang Traditional Culture: Not “Genocide”, but “Change & Transition”

By Xuan JIN
In recent years, many Western media have claimed that China has executed “cultural genocide” in Xinjiang, and that Uyghur culture is in danger of “extinction”. The Chinese government, by contrast, argues that Uyghur culture is well preserved and there is no suggestion of “extinction”. Continue reading Xinjiang Traditional Culture: Not “Genocide”, but “Change & Transition”

How does economic development contribute to the development for left behind children in rural areas?

By Zhao Qianqian
Nurturing and responsive parenting is essential to a child. As Parenting NI suggested, “parent involvement and intervention in the child’s day-to-day life lay the foundation for better social and academic skills.” Father and mother’s attitudes toward discipline, food, and hygiene can directly impact the behaviors of children. Continue reading How does economic development contribute to the development for left behind children in rural areas?

公益组织通过传媒帮助少数民族弱势群体的现状与未来

作者:郝悦  李佳玥  沈伟杰  王圣筌  徐瑞阳(按拼音首字母排序 排名不分先后)
于一个窗口,让房子外面的人看到里面。”深喀社工站的站长这样形容传媒的作用。喀什位于南疆,92.56%的人口是维吾尔族人。由于历史发展等许多原因,喀什曾经在经济、教育、医疗等许多方面面临严峻挑战。近年来,政府、企业、公益组织等在当地开展了大量工作,极大地改善了当地人的生活。
Continue reading 公益组织通过传媒帮助少数民族弱势群体的现状与未来

探寻那些不应消失的喀什传统手工艺

作者:黄冰茜 张涵毓 朱嘉毅 王英博 斯天健

“我希望孩子可以继承我的手艺,但是我更希望我的孩子可以好好地学习,找到更好的工作——那样比当一个铜匠有前途得多。”45岁的铜匠塔耶尔感叹道。

塔耶尔的想法在喀什老城并不罕见。在这里,今天有许多少数民族传统手工艺正面对着传承方面的挑战。 Continue reading 探寻那些不应消失的喀什传统手工艺