Natalia Ramirez: Okay! Good morning! Um, so are you with a lot of family right now? ( A heavy, low, roiling sound ever so slowly crescendos, up and up, and ends when a brief blip plays.) Freeman.Ī transcript of this episode is presented below:
Sound design by David Herman, with additional engineering by Joe Plourde. Use the hashtag #TheExperimentPodcast, or write to us at episode was produced by Julia Longoria, with help from Gabrielle Berbey and editing by Katherine Wells and Emily Botein. This episode’s guests include Aséna Tahir Izgil and her father, Tahir Hamut Izgil, a Uyghur poet and author.įurther reading: One by One, My Friends Were Sent to the Camps, Saving Uighur Culture From Genocide, ‘ I Never Thought China Could Ever Be This Dark,’ China’s Xinjiang Policy: Less About Births, More About Controlīe part of The Experiment. to escape genocide, adjusting to newfound freedom, and trying to deal with the grief and guilt of being a refugee. This week on The Experiment: Aséna shares her family’s story of fleeing to the U.S. “And then the things I think about genocide, Uyghurs, international policies … all the annoying adult facts.”įor years, the Chinese government has been persecuting her people, but few have escaped to bear witness. “They talk about … TikToks … clothing, malls, games, movies, and stuff,” she says. The pain she witnessed before escaping in 2017 has aged her beyond her years, she says, making it hard to relate to American teenagers. Man, the emotion of this song, I find it so calming Comment by s.o.n.a.Here in the United States, 19-year-old Aséna Tahir Izgil feels as though she’s a “grandma.” Aséna is Uyghur, an ethnic minority being imprisoned in labor camps by the Chinese government. Perhaps thats why every blood beats for you. I have said it a million times already but feels like i dont say it enough. Siempre que hago tareas, vengo aquí Comment by 사미라 I can only think about the world and her stars fanfic when i'm listening to this song lol Comment by june This song makes me cry every time I listen to it Comment by VaRna Lei your wedding song I'll be there no matter what, it was a promise I'll make happen Comment by HIGHLY.STONED ? I hate her so much ?? Comment by Michelle Leon
Sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful too, the sun will always rise again. Lei you okay out there ? :( Comment by user68290687 Its so beautiful after this time don’t Listen ?? Comment by 21 / 5 oct 3 This shit hits different when ur a empath Comment by Maria Arshad If my baby is seeing this i love you ?? Comment by bell I dont like this feeling, god please Comment by Aiden Doucette I miss you my pretty boy:/ Comment by athirahn Better luck with the next one Comment by Poonehįinna be our wedding song Comment by evelynnn.n But i can listen to this song and be fine now. 3 years together and almost 5 months broken up. I'll wait for her :) even tho she don't wanna know anything from me ig Comment by sl1m.sh4diee Sleeping At Last was featured twice in the Twilight Film, Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (scenes: when “Bella” walks down the aisle to marry “Edward,” and again during their honeymoon scene), as well as featured twice on the Official Motion Picture Soundtrack.