The first major oral history project dedicated to the stories of Ugandan Asian refugees in Canada, Gifts from Amin explores the historical context of their 1972 expulsion from Uganda, the multiple motivations behind Canada’s decision to admit them, and their resilience over the past fifty years.
Authors
- Pages
- 288
- Published in
- Winnipeg, CA
- Rights
- Shezan Muhammedi
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Contents 6
- Introduction 8
- Chapter 1. Routes and Roots: Exploring the History of South Asians in Uganda 28
- Chapter 2. Dreams and Reality: Amin’s Expulsion Decree and the International Community’s Response 66
- Chapter 3. “Thank you, Pierre”: Canadian Immigration Policy in the 1970s and the Decision to Admit Ugandan Asian Expellees 85
- Chapter 4. “His Dream Became My Nightmare”: Canadian Operations and Life in Uganda during the Ninety-Day Expusion Period 106
- Chapter 5. “An Honourable Place”: Establishing New Roots in Canada and Evaluating the Resettlement Initiative 131
- Chapter 6. From Refugees to Citizens: Integration, Commemoration, and Identity Formation in Canada 183
- Conclusion. Gifts that Keep on Giving: Ugandan Asian Canadians in the Twenty-First Century 218
- Acknowledgements 226
- Notes 229
- Bibliography 257
- Index 272
