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When we were in Kashi we talked to some Ughyrs. They said that they are being forced out of the high-value real-estate in the city center and relocated to shabby, unsafe apartments on the outskirts. They said that all the good jobs are for Han and not Mahn. They joked (bitterly) that the government justifies throwing them out of their 200-year-old homes and tearing them down due to the threat of "earthquakes". It's ironic because the new apartments (and schools as you see in central China) fall down at the drop of a hat, while the buildings in old town Kashi have stood for hundreds of years.
The riots were sparked by the beating of a half-dozen Ughyr factory workers in the southern provinces. Ughyr families send their children East to work in factories in the hopes of a better life, but they are heavily discriminated against due to their ethnicity. They generally are underpaid and not allowed to return home even for holidays or family events for years at a stretch.
Xinjian actually had an informal agreement as a autonomous region with the ROC government. When the PRC defeated the ROC in 1949, the Ughyr's top leaders traveled to Beijing to discuss their territory's status. They were all killed in an "accidental" plane crash.
There have been insurgents since that time, but they were mostly wiped out by the Red Army. Economic development is helping, but tensions still exist. Hopefully the two peoples will learn to coexist as the region's economy improves.
There have been insurgents since that time, but they were mostly wiped out by the Red Army. Economic development is helping, but tensions still exist. Hopefully the two peoples will learn to coexist as the region's economy improves.
That last sentence sounds like it comes straight out of the final words of a National Geographic documentary. With the sun setting in the background, a voice-over says, "And so it is that the <your marginalised people group goes here> look into the future to a better life." Not. What is really meant is that hopefully the Uighurs can survive the Han onslaught.
No hard feelings, please. Co-existence doesn't seem to be an option. Submission does. "The solution to pollution is dilution."
As to the OP's original question, I would suggest southern China for the teaching English option. Yunnan, Guizhou, and the Guangxi Zhuangzu provinces are much more interesting, and the minorities there do not cause problems in the opinion of the gov't. I had friends who went west and began learning Uighur. They didn't last long; the gov't did not renew their teaching permit under a variety of excuses. Others that went south (and learned Zhuang) are still living there. No problems.
OP..........Why don't you try and get hired by a government agency or some typ of organization like the U.N. or World Bank that offers jobs in Western China. Unless you want to teach English, your not going to find a job in your field working with the people in Western China.
Also, Like what Teak said, try Yunnan province before the whole Xinjiang region. Its much nicer, cleaner, more civilized and you have plenty of different ethnic groups there to work with. Kunming is the largest city in Yunnan. Google it and check it out.
Just a thought but maybe museums have programs to send employees over to China, since you study Anthropology and other ethinic studies. Good luck man......
hey im a college freshman who dreams of one day being able to live and work in Asia(probably china, Japan, or possibly even someplace like mongolia, thailand or singapore). What kind of careers would give me an opportunity to live in one of these countries and be financially successful. It seems almost all american expats majored in economics or something business related, would this be a fair generalization? I love anthropology, but it doesn't seem like the type of field of study that could let literally live in asia as opposed to just spending a year or two there doing research. im currently declared as a double major in anthro and international development studies with a minor in east asian studies.
Also ive these countries are biased in favor of degree holders from large research universities(berkely, michigan, cornell etc.). i attend a small private top 20ish lac with students who are roughly of equal caliber with the previously mentioned universities. does attending a lac hurt my future job prospects in these countries. Im not too attached to my school and wouldnt have a problem transferring to a research university if it would help my job prospects.
anyone have any advice?
You could join the Peace Corps after college and start from there...
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