On February 6, Kyrgyzstan’s parliament passed a new law to “expand the possibilities of choosing a surname according to Kyrgyz traditions and cultural characteristics.” In practice, the Kyrgyz ...

“Really? From here? You are so lucky…” The market seller’s maternal instincts seemed to overtake all intentions of haggling as she dropped several souvenirs into my hands and looked at me with ...

As a generation of Central Asian adoptees enter adulthood in the United States, their personal quests for identity sit side-by-side with discussions of decolonization. The region’s search for language ...

Decades after its peak in the 1960s, “decolonization” has made a comeback as a historical struggle, a global discourse and a sociological subject. Inspired by racial justice movements, there have been ...