Hormetlik Tordaxlar:

Towende Dr. Erkin Sidick bilen Amanisahanning Jesur isimlikh tordaxning soaligha bergen jawabini ilan khildukh. Tordaxlarning bu mesile ustide munazirige khatnixixini umit khilimiz.

Hormet bilen,

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Hormet Erkinka,men sizni tonumaymey likin Amirkidiki uyghurlar iqide kespiy jehettin sizni eng muwapikiyet kazanghan kixi diyixke bolidu.men xuningha ixinimen siz wetenni soyisiz,oz helkimiz uqun ixlexni razilikk bilen kobul kilisiz,wetenge kayitsingizmu nahayiti hormet bilen menilik yaxaysiz,ular sizni etiwarlap terbiyiligen. Men bilimen bundak soallni sorax tolimu ahmaklik, birak siz egizde turghaxka yirakni korude deymen. Amirkida we baxka qetellerde kop sandiki Uyghurlarning ziyaliliring kip-kelixi uyghurlar uqun bek ziyanlik emesmu?

Dr. Erkin Sidickning Javabi

Hormetlik jesur:

Meni ilhamlandurup yazghan hetingizge we mendin soal sorighingizgha kop rehmet. Siz nahayiti muhim bir mesilini otturigha koyupsiz. Bu mesile korunixte addi bir mesilidek korunsimu, u emiliyette hele murekkep bir mesile. Xundak bolsimu, men imkan keder kiska jawap berixke tiriximen.

Aldi bilen biz mueyyenlexuruxke tigixlik bir ehwal xuki, hazir chet'elge okuxka qikkanlarning iqide, okux putturgendin keyin kaytip, wetende hizmet kiliwatkan Uyghur ziyalilirimu hele kop bar. Bundaklar bolupmu Yaponiyede okughanlarning iqide koprek. Bularning iqide oz razilighi bilen emes, wetenge kaytixka mejburi bolup kaytkanlarmu bar bolsimu, Uyghur millitini kozde tutup kaytkanlarning boliximu bir hekiket.

1993-yili 3-ayda, Amerikidiki 17 Uyghur ailisini texkillinip, Tengri-tagh Okughuchilar Uyuxmisi (Tengri-tagh Overseas Students and Scholars Association -- TOSSA) ni kuridighan wakitta, men bir qakirik heti yazghan idim. U hette men Uyghurlarni 3 turge bolgen: 1) Weten iqidiki Uyghurlar (Inside people), 2) Weten sirtidiki Uyghurlar (Outside people), 3) Wetenge berip-kelip turidighan Uyghurlar (In-Out people). Bizning xu qaghda TOSSA ni kuruxtiki mehsidimiz 3-hildiki Uyghurlarni berpa kilix idi. Mening bu yerde bu ixlarni tilgha elixtiki meksidim, mening idiyemning bir kismi sizningki bilen ohxaxlighini korsitip koyuxtin ibaret.

1993-yili, Amerikining xu qaghdiki prezidenti qong Bush 89-yilidiki Tian an-men wekesi toghrisida bir "Alahide Buyruk" (Executive Order) ni testiklap, Qindin 1990-yili 10-aydin burun kelgen okughuqilarning hemmisige yexil kard (Green Card) berixni karar kildi. Xu qaghda yexil kard alghan Qinlik okughuqilarning sani 70-80 ming bolup, uning iqide (mening bugun sanighinimgha asaslanghanda) 10 etirapida Uyghur bar idi. Eger wetendiki Uyghur nopusini Hanzularning nopusining 1% tige toghra kelidu, disekmu, xu qaghda 700-800 Uyghurgha yexil kard berilixi kerek idi. Lekin, Amerikida unqilik Uyghur okughuqi bolmighaqka, aran 10 kixi yexil kard aldi. Eyni wakitta, Amerikidiki Uyghur okughiqilarning iqide bu yerde kelip kelixni oylaydighanlarmu asasen yok idi. Bizmu yexil kard hewirini anglighandin keyin, bir aydin koprek wakit wetenge kaytip ketix-ketmeslikni oylaxtuk. Bizni heyran kaldurghan bir mesile xu boldiki, xu wakittiki Deng Xiao-peng baxqilighidiki Qin hokumiti Amerikining yokarki kararigha hekikiy narazilik bildurmidi. Heliki 70-80 ming okughuqining 80% tin kop kismi hokumet rashodi bilen kelgenler bolsimu, Qin hokumiti uninggha hekikiy narazilik bildurmidi.

Bu nimixka bilemsiz? Yekinki yillardin buyan Qinning iktisadi bilen pen-tehnikisining tez sur'ette yokuri koturilixide heliki 70-80 ming kixi nahayiti qong rol oynawatidu. Ularning qet'elde turup oynawatkan roli, wetenge kaytkan ehwal astidiki bilen selixturghanda jik kop boliwatidu. Buni eyni wakitta Deng Xiao-peng nahayiti yahxi biletti. Xunga ular buninggha karxilik korsetmigen idi.

Uyghur ziyalilirimu yokarki 70-80 ming kixidek Uyghur millitining maarip, iktisad we pen-tehnika terekkiyatigha tohpe kuxalamdu? Elwette kuxalaydu. Emma, hazir Uyghurlar duq keliwatkan weziyet heliki 70-80 kixi (bu kixiler aile teweliklirini we uruk-tokkanlirini ekilip, hazir ularning sani 200 mingdin exip ketken bolixi mumkin) ningki bilen putunley ohximaydu. Men her yili oz kespim sahesidiki eng yokuri derijilik helkara ilmiy tetkikat yighinigha katnixip, ozemning yengi tetkikatlirimdin doklat berimen. Men hazirki zaman uzun-yolluk hewerlixix saheside ixlitilidighan "Optical waveguide technology" digen bir tehnika saheside dunyadiki eng ilghar mutehisisler katarida bolup, 2003-yili University of California, Davis, ke berip, axu sahede ilmiy doklat berdim. 2004-yili California State University, Northridge ke berip doklat berdim. Yanqughumgha wetenning heritisini seliwelip, baxkilar mining nedin kelgenligimni sorighanda, Uyghurlarni texwik kilixka tirixtim. Emma, her ketim konlummu intayin yerim boldi--Men oz helkimge ozemning nime ixlarni kiliwatkinini, hazir dunyaning pen-tehnikiliri terekki kilip, kandak derijige yetkenligini sozlep berix pursitige erixelmeywatimen. Wetendin kelgen bir kanqe ustazlirimdin meni Xinjiang Universitige teklip kilixini telep kilip baktim. Ular Amerkidiki waktida "Makul" dep, wetenge kaytkandin keyin yukap ketti--Siyasiy besim ularning mening teliwimni ijra kilip berixige yol koymaywatkan bolixi mumkin.

Bu bir eqinixlik ehwal. Eger wetendiki siyasiy endixe tugise, qet'eldiki nurghun Uyghur ziyaliliri wetenge berip hizmet kilixi turghanla gep. Meningqe, putun omrini qet'elde otkuzuxni halaydighan Uyghur ziyaliliri asasen mewjut bolmaslighi mumkin.

Men bu yerde tilgha elip otmisem bolmaydighan yene bir mesile bar. U bolsimu, bir kisim Uyghur ziyalilirining qet'elde turup, dunyadiki eng ilghar pen-tehnika saheside baxkilar bilen rikabetlixixi Uyghurlar uqun nahayiti paydilik. Dunyada, bir milletning ilghar millet ikenligi-emesligi xu milletning jemiyet terekkiyatigha koxkan tohpisining qong-kiqikligige karap belgulinidu. Xunga xarait yar bergen wakittimu hemme Uyghur ziyalilirining wetende hizmet kilixini telep kilmaslik kerek. Men "WaveSplitter" digen xirkette lahiyilep, terekki kildurghan zapqasni ixlex uqun, manga 120 ming dollarlik "Optics Design Software" kerek bolghan idi. Uni xirkettin elip berdi. 10 milyun dollarlik uskine kerek idi, unimu xirkettin setiwelip, teyyarlap qikti. Bu ixlar Qinda mumkin emes idi. Men hazir JPL de 2 kurulux ustide ixlewatimen. Uning birsige 200 milyun dollardin koprek pul ketidighan, 2006-yili koyup berilidighan Alem Teleskopi. Yene birsi bir milyart dollardin koprek pul ketidighan, 2009-yili koyup berilidighan "Terrestial Planet Finder" bolup, bizning kuyaxtin baxka, bizning kuyaxka ohxap ketidighan 150 yultuzni we uning etirapidiki planetlarni kuzitip-tekxuruxke ixlitilidu. Bunimu Qinde kilix mumkin emes. Xunglaxka, bundak mesililerge birla kelip boyiqe karighili bolmaydu.

Hetim yene uzirap ketti. Meni kequrung. Eger baxka soalingiz bolsimu tartinmay sorang.

Rehmet.

Erkin Sidick

Amannisahan’ning Javabi

Jasur,

The question you have raised to Erkinkam got my attention. I would like to give some of my thoughts as one of the scholars overseas if you do not mind.

I believe that Erkinkam is not only one of the most successful Uyghur scholar/expert in the US but he is also one of the most successful scholars among the Americans or others in the US. Yes, it is a kind of a lost somehow for the Uyghur people in East Turkestan as he cannot contribute directly to his people there because of his location in the US. However, if he was in East Turkestand he could not have done any of those things that he has done in the US and he is doing now in the US. Most probably, he might haven been transfered to the Central government such as to Xinjiang Affairs if he was in China and he could not have the chance to practise his skills and knowledge and instead he could have become a political puppet under the Chinese government. Why? as you and others know, the Chinese government does not want any Uyghur person to be either successful in his career or an expert in his/her field. Then, I would say that was a real lost.

Here in the US, as he has mentioned, the government or the organization he has worked or is working for being very supportive of his projects, his skills, success and his confidence. Simply speaking he can do pretty much as he wants to( I am just guessing.) do and he is contributing to whole society. Yes, would not we have been so fortunate to have him at home where he was born, where grew up and where he has lived? Absolutely! But the time has not come yet because of the government. Most importantly he is contributing and he is practising his knowledge and to me, he is not a lost to anyone.

As you have and Erkinkam have mentioned, there are a quite a number of well educated Uyghurs in the US or eslewhere and I am sure the most of them willing to go back and do things to their own people. However, none of them in that position yet and we do not know when they will. Therefore, can we assume that it is a big lost for us as those people cannot go home and do something? The answers is not really. Why? Because none of them can do as much as they want to because of the government. If they do against the will of the Chinese government, then, they might end up at the Chinese gutters(prisons) and that is a real big lost to me.

But things are not as simple as we think or as we want them to be simple.
I would like to categorize the Uyghur scholars into different categories. (please note that it is just my assumptions).

1. "gold diggers". What does it mean? The uyghur scholars in the "gold -diggers" category came to the US to "dig gold". Indeed this is different from the European "gold-digging" ideas in California. Life is bad for the Uyghurs at home but those "gold- diggers" desire a better economic life and better career but they are not there yet. They knew that they could do better if they went to a developed countries such as to the US or other countries. They are intelligent and capable but they do not have the chance. Here they are in the US doing quite well both economically and professionally because they got the high education. They pretty much reached their goals or purpose, so they are not really interested in going back and doing some useful things to their own people. Why should they sacrifise their material life that they got after hardwork. Now, are those "gold-diggers" are lost to the people at home. No, not really, in fact because their desire is to create a better life themselves. If they went back, under the perfect world without the political pressure or racism, they would not really contribute to their own people because that is not what they want.

2. "knowledge" and "gold diggers". The goal of those people in this category is to acquire as much knowledge as they can and to create a better life. These people are intelligent and capable and they did not have the chance at home so they came to the developed countries. They knew that if they have to higher education and the knowledge, then, they can have the better life that they deserve and they desire. These people put the "knowledge"first, therefore, they would like to contribute to other people by using their knowledge. They especially miss their people and they like to share and they like to teach new things to their people but they cannot really do that somehow. they have the better life and they would like to share that with others and they would like to teach them on how to find a better life and again, they cannot do as much as they would like to. Now, are they a lost to the Uyghur people? Yes, somehow because they could contribute a lot their people if they went home under a perfect world.(no political problems or racism....etc.)

3. Status chasers. The priority of those people in this category is to chase status. Most often, those people think that the status is everything and status can be a higher education or wealth or a higher position and they do everything to get that. Some of the Uyghur scholars in overseas are the good examples and most often they went to overseas because of their luck. For example, the government might have paid their educations.....etc. Now, is it a lost to Uyghur people at home if those people stay in overseas? Absolutely not. I would rather not to have those people as some of them might be harmful. How? well, because they are status chasers, they want others to flatter them or they want others to kiss their xxx. Some of the poor(bichare) and naive people think they are very respectable because of their education at home. As a result, they might give me bribes or other gifts even though they do not have the money. These status chasers give other pschological stress and other stress. Therefore, to me, it is the best if those status chasers do not back home.

4. Scholars with higher education but without the essence of the real scholars. The people in this category have higher education but they are not real scholars in my opinion. They just get the education and they do not want to share with others or they just proud of their education and they do not really contribute to anyone. Besides, those people might look down on others who are in the lower position or who have less education. Or they might spent their times on useless things or they might spread rumours about others especially, about their co-workers or friends and so forth. Now, are those people a lost to people at home? No. They are not. Because we do not people like that.

Overall, a lost of someone or something should not be judged according to her/his success or reputation. If a simple person can contribute to any race or to any nation or to a society and if we lose that simple person among us, then, it is a real lost. If a reputable person does nothing to anyone, then he/she is not a lost to anyone if she/he disappears among us.
Hope my analyse or assumptions are not offending any one and I am not writing that in that purpose.

Amannisahan