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Friday, November 3, 2023

Past, Present, and Future: Ugandan Asian Refugees in Canada

On November 25, from 2 to 5 p.m. please join us at the Ismaili Centre Toronto for a major event exploring the Ugandan Asian refugee resettlement in Canada. The event aims to engage the audience on reflections on the resettlement initiative and embark on a discussion on the future of immigration in the twenty-first... More

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Beyond Resettlement Conference recordings now available

Following the November 2022 Beyond Resettlement: Exploring the History of the Ugandan Asian Community in Exile, we now have the session recordings available. Whether you would like to watch the sessions again, or watch them new for the first time, they are now available through the MacOdrum Library's YouTube page. Please see the videos... More

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Upcoming Event: 1972 Exodus-Uganda Musicians Reunion

In July there will be a series of reunion events held for Ugandan Musicians. For more information, please visit their events page here: https://www.ugandamusicians.com/shows A little background on the events have been provided as follows: In 1972, a Dictator named Idi Amin expelled all Asians/ Indians; we were given 90 days to leave the... More

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Carleton Presents: No New Land? With Tina Athaide, Tasneem Jamal, and Hafsa Zayyan

No New Land?  With Tina Athaide, Tasneem Jamal, and Hafsa Zayyan Hosted by Zulfikar Hirji Monday, November 14, 2022 7:00pm - 9:00pm Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre Hosted by Zulfikar Hirji (York University, Toronto) This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the expulsion of more than fifty thousand Ugandan Asians expelled from Uganda in 1972... More

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Blog Post: International Response to the Expulsion

International Response to the Expulsion by Olivia Musselwhite On August 4th, 1972, General Idi Amin announced the expulsion of the South Asian community in Uganda. Reactions immediately spread across newspapers, asking the question of where the community would go. The answer to where the Ugandan Asian refugees would resettle started with their... More

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Blog Post: The Expulsion of the South Asian Community in Uganda

The Expulsion of the South Asian Community in Uganda by Olivia Musselwhite On October 9, 1962, Uganda celebrated its independence. Political independence was achieved through the liberation of Africa from the British, but economic independence was believed to be withheld by the Asian community who controlled a significant percentage (Cosemans,... More

Friday, July 15, 2022

Blog Post: Before the Expulsion

Before the Expulsion: The History of the South Asian Community in Uganda by Olivia Musselwhite In August of 1972, General Idi Amin announced the expulsion of Uganda’s South Asian population. In accounts told by members of the Ugandan Asian community in Canada, the expulsion announcement was sudden and unexpected. By the time that the... More

Thursday, November 25, 2021

#GivingTuesday – November 30, 2021

Tuesday, November 30th is Giving Tuesday, a day to consider charitable giving. For Giving Tuesday, consider contributing to the Ugandan Asian Archive fund to help support the Beyond Resettlement conference and the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian expulsion. Gifts made on Giving Tuesday will be matched dollar-for-dollar on... More

Friday, October 1, 2021

Call for Papers – Deadline Extended

The deadline has been extended to submit a paper to the conference Beyond Resettlement: Exploring the History of the Ugandan Asian Community in Exile. The conference will explore the historical context of the expulsion, Canada’s response and reception of a large number of these refugees, the larger diaspora of Ugandan Asian refugees, and the... More

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Call for Papers: Beyond Resettlement Conference

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the expulsion of Asians from Uganda the conference Beyond Resettlement: Exploring the History of the Ugandan Asian Community in Exile will explore the historical context of the expulsion, Canada’s response and reception of a large number of these refugees, the larger diaspora of Ugandan Asian... More

Monday, February 1, 2021

Virtual Interviews: Ugandan Asian Oral History Project

In 1972, President and Military General of Uganda, Idi Amin, ordered for the expulsion of all Ugandans of South Asian descent.  They were given just 90 days to leave the country. The Uganda Collection held by Archives & Special Collections at Carleton University is a unique archive that provides insight into the expulsion and subsequent... More

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

New Page: The Fakirani Family – The Story of Struggle, Hardships, and a New Life

See our new feature page on the Fakirani Family and read about Hassanali and Sakinabai Fakirani's journey from Uganda to... More

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