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Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center Newsletter
Spring/Summer 2020
A Word from the Director
Dr. Toivo U. Raun, Professor in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University, offers his thoughts on the Center's activities.
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CENTER NEWS
 
IAUNRC Collaborates on Persian Module for CIBER Language and Culture Series
IAUNRC Graduate Assistant Emily Stranger reports on her involvement in creating the Persian language module for IU CIBER’s Language and Culture Series to promote foreign language skills in business.

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Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security Workshop at Eastern Kentucky University
On February 21, 2020, the IAUNRC and the Russian and East European Institute presented a nonproliferation and nuclear security workshop to students and faculty at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), one of our partner institutions.

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IAUNRC Symposium—Famine, Conspiracy, Orphans, and Ancient Apples: Perspectives on Central Asia Global Literacy Invitations
On January 31, 2020, the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center held a symposium highlighting a number of different approaches to understanding Central Asia. Despite being held on a Friday afternoon, the event attracted an audience of almost fifty students and faculty, filling the classroom in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies where the event was held.

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PEOPLE AND RESEARCH
 
Sinophobic Sentiments: Uyghur Emigres in the Years of the Sino-Soviet Rift Toivo Talk
Gulnisa Nazarova describes her ongoing research into the experiences of Uyghur emigres in Soviet Central Asia, here looking at the ways in which connections to a Uyghur homeland manifested during the later years of the Sino-Soviet rift between the 1960s and 1980s.

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Focus on Graduate Research: Iran's Foreign Legions and Social Media Campaign Mongol Invasion Experience
Emily Stranger, a PhD student in IU’s Department of Central Eurasian Studies, talks about her evolving interest in Iran-sponsored militias and the role of social media in extending Iran’s sphere of influence.

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Interview with Eylül Sözen, Turkish FLTA
The IAUNRC caught up with Eylül Sözen, this year’s Turkish Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, to find out more about what brought her to IU and how she is finding her stay here.

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Interview with Sanni Törmänen, Finnish FLTA Finnish FLTA
This year’s Finnish Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies tells the IAUNRC about herself, her studies, and her experiences at IU.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
 

IAUNRC Outreach 2019-20: The Show Must Go On

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On January 31, 2020, the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center held a symposium highlighting a number of different approaches to understanding Central Asia. Despite being held on a Friday afternoon, the event attracted an audience of almost fifty students and faculty, filling the classroom in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies where the event was held.

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ACES Conference Report 2020 Naadam
The Association of Central Eurasian Students (ACES) at Indiana University, Bloomington hosted the 26 Annual ACES Conference on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. The ACES Conference is an opportunity for graduate students and emerging scholars in Central Eurasian Studies to present their research. This year, 46 panelists from 13 universities representing six countries joined Indiana University students and faculty for a day of engaging scholarship on Central Eurasia.

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