Artistic Statement

Have you ever heard of a little country called Uzbekistan? No? That's okay, usually no one does. Every time the media talks about the Soviet Union, they never seem to mention Uzbekistan or the struggles it faced. For instance, my father is Persian/Irani and living in the Soviet Union caused him to forget about his culture and act more Russian. Growing up as a mixed child, I wanted to learn more about my father's side but he was taught to be ashamed of it. I tried to look for more information on minorities living in Central Asia during the Soviet Union era but my sources were limited and often times, they were inaccurate.

I decided to become a history major and media minor because I felt like the media lacks exposure on certain countries such as Uzbekistan. There are so many minority groups that lack representation in the media and I want to be able to change that. I desire to create content such as a series where viewers will be interested in learning cultures that you don't hear about everyday.

In the media, we mostly focus on the western hemisphere and I want to be able to expand that. My goal is to make people become more educated through my work so there could be a better understanding of the world and so that we as humans can appreciate every single culture around us. I believe there are so much history that we still do not know about and what better way to teach it than showing it through the media?

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