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Inner
Asian & Uralic
National
Resource Center
Newsletter
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Spring/Summer 2021
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A Word
from the Director
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Dr. Toivo U. Raun, Professor
in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana
University, offers his thoughts on the Center's activities
this past semester.
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more »
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The IAUNRC
and Minority Serving Institutions and Community Colleges
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Kasia Rydel-Johnston, Assistant Director of the IAUNRC,
details the work the Center has done with Minority Serving
Institutions and Community Colleges in spring of this year.
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Area
Studies Pathways Series
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The Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource
Center continued its long-standing Area Studies Pathways
careers and professionalization series this semester by holding
an event themed around alumni involvement in the non-profit
sector on April 6, 2021.
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IAUNRC
Joins School of Education to Educate Teachers about Trade and
Commerce
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Each
year, the School of Education and the regional centers lead
professional development workshops for 6-12 grade teachers in
Indiana.
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Finland
and Estonia: Perspectives on the Environment
IAUNRC Spring Symposium
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The
IAUNRC hosts a symposium of experts every semester in a
large, public event to discuss some pertinent aspect of our
region. This spring, the symposium focused on Finland and
Estonia and their respective relationships with the
environment.
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Mongol
Invasion Event 2021
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Despite
being limited to online activity, the IAUNRC once again
hosted Central Middle School students from Columbus, IN for
an event about the Mongol conquest of Eurasia.
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ACES
Conference Report
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Anton
Ermakov reports on the Association of Central Eurasian
Students' annual confernce
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Fatemah Jafari Brown Bag Talk
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On Thursday, February 18, 2021, the
Association of Central Eurasian Students at Indiana University
(ACES) hosted Fatema Jafari for a brown bag talk titled “Afghan
Women and Two Decades of Democracy.”
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Alumni
Interview: Nora Webb Williams and Kristoffer Rees
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The
IAUNRC catches up with two of its alumni who have pursued
successful academic careers. Nora Webb Williams and Kristoffer
Rees share some memories of their time at IU and some insight
into their current work.
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Association
of Central Eurasian Students Brown Bag Series
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Recap
of the annual Association of Central Eurasian Students Brown
Bag series, organized by Katharine Khamhaengwong.
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Teaching
Persian in Bridges
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Matt
Hulstine, graduate student in the department of Central
Eurasian Studies, recaps his second semester teaching Persian
in Bridges, an afterschool language program for Bloomington
Children.
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Central
Asian Book Club
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This
year the IAUNRC sponsored a series of events where interested
parties could meet to discuss three recent translations of
works of Central Asian fiction.
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Josh
Freeman on “Uyghur Intellectuals under High Maoism”
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This past spring semester the Inner Asian and
Uralic National Resource Center was proud to partner with the
Islamic Studies Program and the East Asian Studies Center to
present a lecture by Joshua Freeman (Princeton) entitled
“Uyghur Intellectuals under High Maoism.”
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