Article 1: A Uyghur Doctor: Xinjiang Personal Portrait Pt. 1, Far West China Blog, by Josh Summer
Article 2: Pt 2 A Uyghur Doctor: Xinjiang Personal Portrait, Far West China Blog, By Josh Summer
It’s interesting to note that the doctor, an ethnic Uyghur, profiled in this piece by Josh Sumner does not get the same entitlements as his Han doctor colleagues. Furthermore, though the reluctance of ethnic Han Chinese to be treated by Uyghur doctors is, perhaps, predictable, it’s still stark to hear about it really happening.
I also think that the doctor’s raising of his son, Matt, is illustrative of what the world is going to look like for many more people in the years to come. The boy’s Western name is representative of the father’s wish for his son to go abroad. But, at the same time the boy is raised to speak both Mandarin and Uyghur. Xinjiang straddles the borderlands between China and the West, so perhaps the people there are getting a glimpse of what the needs of the future are going to be like for the rest of us, before we see them ourselves.
Together the two above articles make a quick read and I strongly recommend you check them out.
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