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My Duschman father

My father is Ui-ui or Uigur, and so am I. Moreover, we are the direct descendants of the female Dutch who were seized to China as prisoners of war by the Mongolian Army about 800 years ago, when the crusaders rushed to the Middle East for a war with the local muslims. And so, out of prank, I call my father Duschman as my people would do in case they are somehow annoyed with a family member. Duschman is Dutchman in English, and pronounced as it is spelt: Do-sch-man. My father knows the difference between the Chinese and us, but he is afraid to admit it. His worry comes from the assimilation policy of the past and present Chinese Authorities, who deny the origin of my people from Uigur. They want us to assimilate into Chinese completely. My father was a member of the Communist Party of China. Though proud of being one, he unconsciously taught us, his children to speak his own language. One of the words that has confused me of its origin is "Klimasa", w