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A Stone Is Most Precious Where it Belongs

by Gulchehra Hoja

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Book of the Day, NPR · March 9, 2023

'A Stone Is Most Precious Where It Belongs' is a memoir of the Uyghur experience

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A memoir by Uyghur journalist Gulchehra Hoja exploring the painful experience of growing up proud of her Uyghur heritage while living under Chinese nationalist rule in Xinjiang province, and how her work eventually led to her family's arrest.

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